Chapter Ninety-Four: A New Industry Is Born
Xiao Ting was also not polite, took a sip of tea and took out a wooden box, and said: "Didn't Brother Shen say that he wanted to see the doll, I brought it directly today, and Qianji Pavilion only produces one of the best products a year!" ”
When Shen Xiaoyu heard this, he became interested and said, "There is only one a year, how good it is!" ”
Xiao Ting opened the box as he spoke, covered it with a layer of light veil, and when the gauze was lifted, he finally saw his true face.
The doll's hair is very real, and Shen Xiaoyu looks like real hair.
"Is this real hair?" Shen Xiaoyu asked, and it was not easy to touch it directly.
Qin Huaijin didn't care, he touched it directly and said, "It should be dyed horsehair." ”
Shen Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that it was horsehair, after all, everyone cherished their hair, and she had nowhere to find real hair.
"How much does this cost?" Shen Xiaoyu pondered, and felt in his heart that since it was produced by a big store, why did he have to get ten taels, right?
"I heard that there are 100 taels of gold." Xiao Ting said.
Shen Xiaoyu gasped and quickly patted Qin Huaijin's hand: "My mother, you can't touch it casually, we can't afford to lose a single thread!" ”
Qin Huaijin smiled bitterly: "It's not going to be bad when you touch it, or it won't be worth so much money!" ”
Xiao Ting said: "It's really not strong, but Yuyang said that it's okay if it's broken, anyway, it was sent by someone else!" ”
Shen Xiaoyu was puzzled and asked, "Doesn't the woman in Kyoto City send a doll to mean that she is a sister?" Is this doll okay if it's broken? ”
Shen Xiaoyu's words Qin Huaijin explained: "The other party is a princess, and this sister is afraid that it is not very real." ”
Xiao Ting smiled bitterly: "Princess Yuyang is a special princess in the palace, and you don't know much about it." ”
Shen Xiaoyu nodded, looking at the doll, her hands and feet were also moving, and her eyes seemed to be made of some kind of gem, so they looked so gorgeous. The price of this doll is 100 taels of gold, and the estimated cost is also small.
"Look at it." Shen Xiaoyu said and put the doll on the green gauze and returned it to Xiao Ting.
Xiao Ting was surprised: "That's it?" Remember? ”
"Remember!" Shen Xiaoyu said that the main essence has been understood, and she has also written down the places that should be remembered.
Xiao Ting nodded: "I thought I was going to let you go for a few days!" ”
"Don't you dare, if it loses it, it probably won't be able to afford to sell me!" Shen Xiaoyu smiled bitterly, a hundred taels of gold, even if you buy a maid, you can buy as many as you want!
At this time, Xiao Ting asked in wonder: "But Brother Shen, why do you like everything that girls like?" It's either embroidery or dolls, it's ......"
Qin Huaijin hurriedly explained: "It's not that I like it, she's just making a living!" ”
Shen Xiaoyu nodded: "As long as you can make money." ”
Xiao Ting remembered Yu Ping's words, so he asked, "Mr. Yu said that your paintings are good, don't consider selling them?" ”
Shen Xiaoyu said: "Can you sell it?" I'm not a famous person, and no one will buy it. She also understands that in Kyoto City, even if the painting is no longer eye-catching, as long as the status is placed, some people will naturally flock to it.
Xiao Ting said, "Do you want me to help you, brother?" ”
When Shen Xiaoyu heard this, he smiled and said, "How can I help?" If it's not good, I don't dare to bother! ”
Qin Huaijin felt that Shen Xiaoyu was really a good material for a businessman, and so soon his face showed a standard expression of "profiteer", so he said: "She is very demanding!" "Cooperate with it!
Xiao Ting said: "You bring me a painting, as long as I put it in my own house, I'm afraid you will become a 'celebrity' in a few days!" ”
When Shen Xiaoyu heard this, he said, "Cheng, you wait, I'll paint it!" Then he went to the study to get busy.
Xiao Ting was stunned for a moment, looked at Qin Huaijin, and asked, "This is a painting?" How long will it take? ”
"She's fast!" Qin Huaijin said.
Xiao Ting was idle anyway, just sitting here and chatting.
Shen Xiaoyu in the study worked hard to write, drew a picture casually, and soon came out.
"So fast?" Xiao Ting was really surprised, but even more surprised after seeing the painting, the painting drawn in such a short time was really not a joke.
It's just a picture of the snow scene of the clothes, and it really shows a sense of coldness, and the painting style is different from other people in the world he has seen, and there is a refreshing feeling.
"Mr. Yu is really right, some things are really brought in the womb!" Xiao Ting said that he loves painting more, and he has studied it himself, but he is good at reading, but this painting can only be regarded as second-rate, and he can't break through the bottleneck without talent, and he can only be second-rate in the future.
But Shen Xiaoyu is different, I heard Yu Ping say that Shen Xiaoyu didn't get started for a long time, and he could draw such a picture, how could the golden scales be a thing in the pool!
"Didn't you seal it?" When Xiao Ting saw the payment, he only wrote the word "Shen Yu", and there was no red seal.
Shen Xiaoyu shook his head: "No." "She used to paint screens and fans, and she didn't paint serious framed paintings, so naturally she didn't print them.
Qin Huaijin thought about it, so he directly took out his own seal and said, "Use this." Then he printed it on the painting.
There were only three words on the print, "Yuankang Yin", and Shen Xiaoyu asked: "Your word is Yuankang?" ”
Qin Huaijin nodded: "Let's use it first." ”
Shen Xiaoyu answered, and said to Xiao Ting: "So I'm waiting for Xiao Gongzi's good news!" ”
Xiao Ting left first with the painting and the doll box, and Shen Xiaoyu said, "Borrow this seal from me in the future." "She is a woman, she has no words, let alone a number, and if she wants to sell paintings in the future, she must also have a seal.
Qin Huaijin smiled and directly handed the seal to Shen Xiaoyu: "Mine is not yours!" ”
Shen Xiaoyu accepted the seal with a smile, and I am afraid that I will use it often in the future.
Shen Xiaoyu has also seen the expensive doll, and he has a number in his heart, and then he started to put it into production.
In addition to setting up a stall to embroider flowers during the day, Shen Xiaoyu went to the city to find wood when he was fine, and Qin Huaijin carried a firewood knife and saw to follow Shen Xiaoyu together.
"This piece is very good, just come here!" After Shen Xiaoyu finished speaking, he and Qin Huaijin started to chop, and the chopping was not from the root, just find a branch of about the same thickness.
The two of them finally carried back a piece of wood, and when they got home, Shen Xiaoyu began to carve.
In Shen Xiaoyu's opinion, the dolls of Qianji Pavilion are expensive, in addition to the expensive materials, the main thing is the carving, polishing and production process, although it is not easy for the doll to move its hands and feet, it is not difficult for her.
In one afternoon, Shen Xiaoyu had already carved out half of it, and the rough prototype was already there.
"What do you eat at night?" Shen Xiaoyu turned around and asked, and found that Qin Huaijin's meals had already been served.
Qin Huaijin washed his hands and said, "You are almost unresponsive after calling you all afternoon." He didn't expect Shen Xiaoyu to be so engaged when he was engrossed, Shen Xiaoyu should prefer to study wood than embroidery and calligraphy and painting.
Shen Xiaoyu got up, and he also felt a little stiff all over.
"I'm hungry." Shen Xiaoyu smiled bitterly, feeling that Qin Huaijin was taking care of himself more now, and it was obvious that he was the one who came to take care of Qin Huaijin.
Qin Huaijin smiled: "Wash your hands and eat!" ”
Shen Xiaoyu went outside the door to pat the sawdust on her body, and the temperature rose quickly after the year, and she looked forward to the spring in Kyoto City being more brilliant than Liaoyang City.
At the end of the first month, Shen Xiaoyu's first doll was finally made, her hands and feet could move, and her eyes were painted with paint, after all, she couldn't afford to buy gems.
However, Shen Xiaoyu's craftsmanship is not covered, the clothes on the doll are good materials, the style is also made by her, the hair is dyed horsehair, and the most important thing is that the eyes of the doll she makes can move!
Heavy objects are used behind the eyeballs, so the eyelids will also change with the posture of the doll, and the eyes are closed when lying down, but as long as the doll sits up, the eyes are open.
Qin Huaijin was surprised when he saw it, although the materials are not so particular, but this doll can definitely be popular.
"There is a big set on the second day of February, so take it over and test the water when the time comes!" Shen Xiaoyu said: "But how much is the right amount to sell?" ”
Qin Huaijin said: "How can other families sell it? ”
Shen Xiaoyu said: "I went to a house a few days ago, and I was twenty taels of silver each. "The workmanship style is not as good as hers, but she is new to the city and does not dare to ask for a price.
Qin Huaijin said: "Then you will sell thirty taels first!" ”
Shen Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Thirty taels, is it expensive?" "In the past, she could dream and wake up with a smile if she could earn a tael of silver, but now she has risen directly to the height of thirty taels, and she is a little uncomfortable!
"If you can't sell it, the price will be reduced, and you won't smash it in your hands for twenty taels!" Qin Huaijin said: "Listen to me! ”
Shen Xiaoyu saw that Qin Huaijin was so confident, so he agreed, anyway, Qin Huaijin was also born in a businessman's family, although she is not the number of roads, but the overall situation should be good, I believe there is nothing wrong!
As soon as February 2 arrived, Shen Xiaoyu took his works to set up a stall, and brought everything he could.
Qin Huaijin put the shelf up, and Shen Xiaoyu put everything on the table, there were a bunch of embroidery, a bunch of things tied with his own paper, and a place for the doll.
After Shen Xiaoyu put the doll on it, her expression was like the first time she set up a stall with Cui Fenglan, as long as someone saw the doll, she was a little nervous.
"How do you sell this doll?" A girl took one look at the doll and finally asked for the price.
Shen Xiaoyu said: "Thirty taels." But after saying that, I was still a little apprehensive, what if it was expensive and people were going to run away?
When the girl heard the price, she said, "How many more dolls are there?" ”
Shen Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, and said, "I only did this one." ”
As soon as the girl heard that the doll was made by Shen Xiaoyu, she asked, "Then can I order one with you?" Be a little smaller. ”
"Smaller?" Shen Xiaoyu said: "Aren't the dolls all so big? Why do you want to be small? ”
The girl blushed and said, "I don't have that much money......
Shen Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, and asked, "How many do you have?" ”
The girl gestured two fingers: "I'm only twenty taels, you and I don't have enough." ”
Shen Xiaoyu smiled: "I'm afraid that the small ones will take more effort." "Big stores don't dare to do small ones.