Chapter 8: Whim
At this moment, next to the official road, there is a plaque of "Chang's Pottery" that Cheng Ziyu had not seen before.
The shopkeeper, dressed in a new summer robe, was standing in front of the door to solicit customers.
It was also the big tree, and there were two children, a boy and a girl, about three or four years old, who were playing a small game of "wooden man" by the tree.
The girl who ran away was slow on her feet, and was caught by the boy and fell to the ground. The girl fell all over her face and burst into tears.
Cheng Ziyu couldn't help but step forward and pick up the girl......
The same shop, the same tree, the same kids and the shop!
This is what they looked like four years ago.
She's really back!
The children's round faces, fleshy arms, and delicate summer clothes did not give up the game for the sake of food, which all showed that they had no worries about food and clothing.
At this moment, her heart began to throb again.
Sure enough, as the Taoist priest said: After experiencing pain, you know the pain. After watching four years ago and after, it can make her more aware of how painful this pain is! The more she thinks about it, the more she wants to do it!
The shopkeeper came, and when he saw that he wanted to climb up in his dreams, but he had never only watched from a distance, Cheng Ziyu, who couldn't even say a word, immediately smiled in fear.
"Ouch! I said that the magpies were chirping non-stop today, but it was a distinguished guest who came to the door! Isn't this Siniang? The scorching sun is on the head, where is Siniang going? Siniang's head ...... Oh, yes, yes, Siniang is cured? Siniang sweats so much, the heat is bad, right? Hurry, the sun is poisonous, come to the house and cool down! Child, go quickly, go buy a bowl of ice fruits to greet Siniang! ”
"No need!" Cheng Ziyu's smile deepened, "I was just passing by!" Thank you, uncle! ”
Seeing Cheng Siniang's pleasant face, Boss Nachang was so happy that his mouth grinned to the root of his ears.
The fourth mother of the Cheng family is now the first nobleman in the entire Jingxi pottery class, and now that he has come to his door, he is going to use all his strength to get acquainted.
After a short time of introducing himself, Cheng Ziyu put a whole strip of watermelon herbal tea melon seed candied fruit in front of him.
"That...... Siniang's initial recovery from a serious illness is gratifying! Do your best in the next! I didn't know that Siniang came to the door, but I was not prepared. Fortunately, there is a bead flower in her hand, and Siniang must look good when she wears it!
This is my father-in-law from Wuxi, a water of Taihu wild beads, pink and shiny, my mother-in-law face yellow, wearing it does not look like a ......"
The shopkeeper had been giving his mother-in-law a look, and now he quickly took a brocade box that he had just found from the back room and handed it over.
"Uncle is polite!"
Cheng Ziyu saw that he was asking for something, so he raised his hand and drank the herbal tea handed by his mother-in-law, but interrupted him at the right time and pushed back the box containing the beaded flowers. "Thank you uncle for the tea! Quenching your thirst! Uncle will repay the kindness of tea one day. ”
The store's face suddenly stretched a little, and in the end it still opened.
"A cup of tea, what to talk about in return, Siniang is really polite. At...... ...... in the next place Ask a question...... That, the Cheng family has recently recruited apprentices, and my eldest son is ten years old this year......" he said as he fanned down attentively.
Cheng Ziyu's heart trembled.
In the past, all the people involved with the Cheng family and their families suffered. Those acquaintances begging along the official road almost appeared in front of her eyes again, which made her suddenly feel cold all over her body, like a man's back.
She...... Just now, I couldn't help but come over and see what I could do to help, as if this would alleviate some of my sins.
At this moment, she found that she had more to do than she imagined!
She finally had a chance to do it again, not to atone for her sins, but to stop it!
The burden of the Cheng family is too big!
"Uncle! If the apprentice of the Cheng family wants to sign a deed of sale, it is better to do it himself than to be in the hands of others! ”
She admits that she has lingering palpitations.
"Oh, oh, that'......" The shopkeeper was clearly disappointed.
Being able to enter the Cheng family, whether it is a hired worker or an apprentice, can benefit a lot. That's the wish of almost every Jingxi person.
"Uncle, is this your new plum bottle?" Cheng Ziyu noticed a few clay embryos and a small pile of drawings on the table in front of the door.
The shopkeeper scratched his head, "Yes, Master Liu from Jiangyin came to receive the goods a few days ago and asked for thirty sets of bottles as a return gift for the birthday banquet." They made a good bid, indicating that five shops would first draw and then select. This...... My shop is one of them, Siniang still don't look at it, it's really ugly! ”
The girl stepped forward and whispered in Cheng Ziyu's ear:
"Our Cheng family also wants to produce a picture!"
When the store heard this, his face was stupid, and he couldn't get off the stage. It is necessary to know that as long as the Cheng family appears to buy and sell, the other sellers are almost all foil green leaves, even if the Cheng family's bid is twice as high, there is a ninety percent winning rate.
"Let's go back! Let's just say that our Cheng family can't spare a hand for the time being recently, please forgive Master Liu. You go and say hello to the steward in person! Cheng Ziyu spoke without hesitation.
"Yes!"
"This ...... This, Siniang? The shopkeeper's eyes widened.
"What is Master Liu's identity?"
"Merchant."
Cheng Ziyu dipped the pen in ink and made changes to the drawing.
"With a square bottom and a round mouth, the table is square and round, and it is unique; The belly is round and bigger, the table is generous and tolerant, and the sea is inclusive; Don't use plum blossoms, the homophony is not good, plum is not, businessmen are not good at this mouthful; Don't use the big red, purple and gold, although the businessman is so rich, but the most taboo is to be ridiculed by the nouveau riche, there is no background, so the bottom is made of bamboo patterns. It is not only for longevity, but also for longevity, with cyan bar, on behalf of clear, but also to take the meaning of pine and bamboo to prolong life.
Pattern, fish out of the water, the table is full of gold and jade, more than every year, or painting pine and laurel can also be done, you look at it! You remember, businessmen are good talkers! As long as you say it's beautiful, the deal is yours!
If you don't adjust well, go to Cheng's house to find Master Du, just say it's my order, he will help you adjust the glaze! When firing, take a small kiln and don't mix it with other things. The potter, don't be reluctant to give out the silver, look at the temperature once every quarter of an hour, you must keep an eye on it! Uncle, make a few more and put them next to the official road! Keep your ...... a hit"
Cheng Ziyu finished speaking, and left without waiting for the store to respond.
But when she got to the door, she turned around and added a word.
"Don't let outsiders see this picture and semi-finished products before they are fired!"
The shopkeeper was staring at the manuscript with his eyes shining, and when he heard Cheng Ziyu say this, he realized that his benefactor was leaving, and he quickly took a deep look.
"Yes, yes, yes! The little one understands! The fourth lady is very gracious, and she is worshiped by the smallest! When the finished product is fired, the small one must be ......"
Cheng Ziyu took a deep breath, and hurriedly stepped out of the shop without listening to what the shopkeeper said.
She remembered this deal, that Master Liu was a difficult person to serve. Back then, the Cheng family gave several pictures, but they were all sent back, and later she made the pictures herself.
Naturally, it's the one she just drew up!
As a result, as soon as the finished product came out, it was a hit, and dozens of orders were received before and after in the Cheng family's boutique hall. This ceramic set formed one of the main features of the Cheng family in a year at that time, earning at least two or three thousand taels of silver.
At this moment, she left this business to this shopkeeper, even if this shop can only earn one-fifth, it is enough for him to make a name for himself with this picture!
"Miss, you ...... Why help them? You're pictured! Especially the blessed winged lotus seat on the bottle, the slave maid has never seen it before, and it is enough to bring a wave of wind when used on any ornament! ”
"It's just a whim!"
"Miss, you...... What's wrong with it? "Zhishu saw that after Cheng Ziyu woke up, there was a kind of rebirth......