The maid who was watching outside stepped forward to help the two of them get on the sedan chair, Banniang thought about it, and after enduring it for a long time, she still planned to say it, so she turned back to Uncle Qiao, and said: "Uncle, why don't you think about it and accept a few more apprentices." ”

That's a brainless thing to say.

Uncle Qiao was stunned for a moment, and saw Banniang's solemn expression, knowing that although this child looked small, he was not the one who didn't know the severity and could talk nonsense, thinking that maybe she had something to do, and she needed to use her own craftsmanship, because the matter had not yet been decided, so it was not easy to say it directly.

Now the order from the martial arts family is enough for him to be busy, if he takes over the work again, the manpower is indeed insufficient, but since Banniang said so, there must be a need. Uncle Qiao asked, "Banniang thinks it is appropriate to accept a few more apprentices?" ”

The existing two, since they have to be busy with the business of the martial arts, if the wood shop is really opened in the future, if the large items are counted, two or three people are naturally not enough, but at this time, it is not realistic to let Qiao Laoqian buy a few more people, whether he can afford to raise it and say otherwise, he can't raise idlers without anything.

"Uncle might as well accept two or three first, train a few big apprentices out, and then accept people, it is easier to teach, you are also light, do not hide from the uncle, I and my sister of the martial arts family are thinking about opening a woodcraft shop, but it will not come for a while, so it is not good to say to the old man deeply, I think, you will always accept two or three more people, that is, the woodware can not be opened, with the business of the box now, it is also useful, why not collect two or three first? After the teaching is done, it will be accepted again in the future, and you don't need to teach them one by one, and they will help lay the foundation, isn't it easy? ”

"Okay, the old man will think about it." Uncle Qiao said with a smile.

Banniang got into the sedan chair at this time.

The two waved goodbye to the ancestors and grandchildren of the Qiao family.

After getting up in the sedan chair, Wu Sanniang said: "You persuaded Uncle Qiao to accept apprentices?" ”

Banniang nodded: "Yes, if we really open a carpentry shop at that time, we will be inseparable from Uncle Qiao's craftsmanship." After a pause, he said, "Sister Wu, it's not that I don't believe in people, but the craftsmanship of the Qiao family is really important to us, especially the woodware shop, if my pattern, plus a good carpenter's craftsmanship, and then there is the lacquer art of the Qiao family, it is difficult to think about the business well, and the lacquer art of the Qiao family is something that others want to imitate and can't imitate, and it is the key to our family's furniture being more brilliant than other woodware shops." Let's think about it together, is there any way to tie the Qiao family to us without being centrifugal. ”

"Uncle Qiao is not that kind of person, and besides, when the contract is made, it is true that we must cooperate with the ancestors and grandchildren of the Qiao family, and you and I are not people who will treat people badly."

Banniang shook her head: "Compared with human favors, I believe in close interest ties, in business, if someone offers more favorable conditions than us, who can guarantee that the ancestors of the Qiao family will not be moved?" Besides, don't you think that Uncle Qiao has such exquisite craftsmanship, but he is wandered to our Nanfeng and sells some miscellaneous things in the night market to make a living, which is strange in itself? ”

Wu Sanniang didn't have doubts about this.

However, after a few months of dating, Uncle Qiao is still worth believing, people don't take the initiative to say, she naturally won't ask, at Uncle Qiao's age, he is in a foreign country, and when he first met, he was beaten by the people of the Li family like that, don't think about it, it is also a pitiful experience.

"It's a little strange, but in the past few months, I have seen the two ancestors and grandchildren of the Qiao family, both of whom are loyal people, so I haven't inquired, what's wrong, is there anything wrong?"

"There's nothing wrong with that," Banniang shook her head, "but I think Bacheng has something to do with his family's ancestral lacquer art." Sister Wu, you think, in Nanfeng City, naturally there is nothing, but our wood shop is really going to be opened, I believe that we will never stop in Nanfeng City, and meet a bigger opponent in the future? What about you and me? We and the ancestors of the Qiao family, after all, it is only a cooperative relationship, I think, if we really open a carpentry shop, we have to let Uncle Qiao and Brother Qiao treat the business as their own business. You say, "How about we pull them together?" ”

In other words, it's not just an employment relationship, it's a partnership.

Wu Sanniang lowered her head and thought about it, and felt that it was not impossible, but whether Uncle Qiao was willing or not, he still said two things. Fortunately, the woodware shop on the left and right can't be opened for a while, and there will be time to tempt the ancestors of the Qiao family in the future.

"That's a good idea."

Wu Sanniang didn't understand the woodwork thing, she couldn't help but ask a few more words, she originally because of the Wu master's point, but also had such an idea, and did not expect to open a wood shop, it turned out to be so complicated, Banniang on the furniture knowledge and wood knowledge to pick a simple said, Wu Sanniang listened, but also sighed: "It turns out that there is a way in this world, I just thought that you are good at drawing, I have the capital, if you open a wood shop, the business must not be good, but I didn't expect that there are these twists and turns, It can be seen that there are 360 lines, and the line is the champion, which is true. It's just that you're a little girl, and you have ingenuity in jewelry, but this wood is also so proficient, I really didn't expect it. ”

Banniang smiled and said: "I don't know much about jewelry, and I can only draw a few pictures, compared with Sister Wu, the goods in my stomach are really not enough to see, but when it comes to furniture, I really dare to say that even the old carpenter master may not know more than me." My sister will know later, I don't know much else, but when it comes to furniture wood, I'm half an expert. ”

I just heard her say so much, what kind of furniture is the practical function, the decoration function, how to match the house decoration to look better and practical, how to maintain the furniture, what kind of wood and what furniture is more beautiful, what other countries produce which forest materials, and so on, Wu Sanniang listened, where did she not believe her?

was chatting, but she didn't want to be in front of the Zeng family's house, Banniang got off the sedan chair and said goodbye to Wu Sanniang.

Wu Sanniang remembered that there was still something she didn't say: "By the way, I'll leave the matter of booking my father's birthday banquet to you, and I want you to help my mother make a set of jewelry for the birthday banquet." ”

Their family is engaged in selling jewelry, and the housemother's dress naturally can't be bad, it's a matter of face.

Banniang said: "The matter of the banquet, I will go back to the whole menu, send it to your house first, you will see if it is okay, and then calculate the estimated cost to tell you, if it is feasible, just prepare it according to the menu." It is Mrs. Wu's jewelry, because Master Wu's birthday banquet is also an important occasion, Mrs. Wu's bearing, ordinary jewelry can't set her off, it's better to do inlaid gemstones, the emphasis is on wealth and luxury, and my sister's family can have suitable jade jewelry available? ”

"We still don't have any jewels in our house?" Wu Sanniang said with a smile, "Otherwise, you can find a free time in the past two days and go to our house, and then you can pick the one you can use." In short, I will entrust you with these two years. ”

Banniang responded, and invited Wu Sanniang to have dinner at home, and said a few polite words, but Wu Sanniang was in a hurry to go back, so she naturally declined. asked Banniang to say hello to Qi Niang on her behalf, and said goodbye at the door.

Banniang turned around and was about to enter the door, when she saw Lu Qiqi turning out of the corner of the alley, and she looked dejected at first glance.

This person has always lived happily, as if there is a great happy event every day, such a decadent Tang is rare, Banniang is not busy entering the house, standing up and asking: "Brother Seventeen, what's wrong with you?" ”

Lu Qiqi changed his smile at this time, and said busily: "It's nothing, nothing, I just wanted to come over and ask you, when are you free, let's go to the woodware shop to see the custom-made utensils, I heard that it is almost done, if there is something that is not satisfied, or if you want to make up something, let them change it in advance." ”

If this is the only thing, just ask a servant to come and deliver the message, where is the need for him to make a trip?

Banniang was a little puzzled, but it was not good to stand at the gate all the time and talk to him as a young man, so she invited him into the courtyard: "Since there is something, please go in and talk." ”

Lu Qiqi also felt that it was a bit rude to stand at the door, but he didn't want to go into Zeng's house either.

Then he said: "Eighth sister, you haven't had lunch yet, why don't you go down to the restaurant by Brother Seventeen?" ”

"Just the two of us?" Banniang pointed to herself.

"Yes, just the two of us. Anyway, you're still a little girl, I'll invite you to dinner, and you'll be your own sister, and anyone else can say it? ”

Banniang saw that although he was smiling, the smile was a little different from usual, as if he had a mind, and she wondered what kind of mind he could have when he was such a heartless guy, besides, he had so many pig friends and dog friends, if he had thoughts, what would he do to talk to her little Luoli?

just ignored him, and didn't bear it, so he said: "I'm all at the door, or else, I'll go home first to talk to my mother, and then come out to accompany you to lunch?" ”

Lu Qiqi nodded, leaned on the stone lion in front of the gate of Zeng's house, lazily basking in the sun, squinting, and watching Banniang enter the courtyard.