Chapter 31: Opening a Shop
Li Tang never thought that his straightforwardness would make Lantian so embarrassed, and he didn't care if he was excited or embarrassed, so he hurriedly got up to support him, helping for fear of being able to carry out his back.
Lan Tian lay on the table and coughed, his body trembled violently, and his tears choked out, Lan Tian wanted to stop coughing, and beat his chest with his fists.
"Brother Lantian, don't get excited, slow down, slow down, don't fight."
At this time, Li Yu came back with the scriptures, walked from under the eaves in front of the hall, saw this scene, and asked with concern:
"Brother Lan, what's wrong?"
Seeing Li Yu's face full of worry, Li Tang was a little weak and a little surprised: Sure enough, the two have already secretly communicated with each other, what should they do? And what if my father and mother find out?
Lantian finally stopped coughing, raised his head and waved at Li Yu, and was still a little out of breath when he spoke:
"Brother Li, I... It's okay. ”
Seeing that Lantian was obviously a cover-up, Li Yu knew that he protected and protected every time Li Tang made a mistake, at this time, seeing Li Tang cautiously shrinking aside, his heart was clear, and he helped Lantian to caress his back on the side, while pretending to be angry:
"Tang'er, why are you always so naughty, look at Brother Lan choking like this."
If it was usual, Li Yu also admonished her like this, but today, Li Tang just learned such a shocking secret, and she was afraid; And the two brothers and sisters have a very good relationship, but Li Yu has been hiding this matter from her and has never revealed half of it.
Now he reprimanded her again, this time he felt so aggrieved that he had nowhere to complain, his eyes were red, and hot tears were welling up, afraid that tears would flow out in front of people, so he turned around and ran to the study.
"Tang'er, Tang'er..."Li Tang seemed to ignore him as if he hadn't heard it, Li Yu was a little puzzled, and looked at Lantian suspiciously:
"What's going on today, I can't say it!"
Lantian had eased down, Li Yu returned to sit down opposite, Lantian carefully took a sip of tea, only to remember that the paper was still on the table, raised his head and was about to reach out but was late, and the other hand had already picked it up one step earlier.
Li Yu looked at the words on the paper, looked at Lantian across the table, looked at Lantian with a smile on his lips, and saw that he was weak for a while:
"Brother Li, listen to my explanation..."
I never thought that Li Yu would interrupt him: "Brother Lan doesn't need to explain, I already knew your thoughts." It's just that Lantian is by no means a prodigal son, he has always treated Li Tang as a brother and sister, and he loves and cares for him, and he can't say anything.
Lantian was a little surprised and a little expected, as expected, he knew that Li Yu should have seen it earlier, and what was unexpected was his honesty at the moment! Now that he has made it clear, it is not easy for him to pretend anymore: "Then Brother Li..."
Li Yu took a sip of tea and put down the teacup: "Brother Lan is a good friend to me, Yu Tang'er... It's the elder brother. ”
Lantian thought to himself, he is not a brother and sister, there is no blood, this is not a matter at all, why did Li Yu say this, who knew that the next sentence made him angry:
"But the Lan family is a poor family for us, I'm afraid that the door is not the right one, so Li Yu thinks that Brother Lan should stop at the right time."
Lantian was furious: "Brother Li, what do you mean?" After so long of friendship, Lantian is such a person in your eyes? ”
Li Yu got up and pulled him to sit down:
"Definitely! Brother Lan, don't worry, you are really a true gentleman in my heart, it's not that Brother Lan is a person who likes the lintel of the family, don't blame me for not listening to my words, but it's a fact that the door is not right, Tang'er She doesn't know yet, and I don't want her to be hurt because of this, does Brother Lan want to hurt her? ”
"Brother Li, I am in charge of my own affairs, and my parents can't be my master."
Although he knew that he was sincere, Li Yu knew that this matter was absolutely impossible, so he didn't intend to be vague about it:
"But Brother Lan, you should know, Tang'er's matter, my parents have done it, and my father is afraid that he will not allow this matter."
If you are someone else, I am afraid that such a good thing will be rushed, but Dr. Li is determined not to allow Li Tang to enter a high family like the Lan family, not because he is humble, nor is he afraid of criticism, but because there are many rights and wrongs of wealthy families, and his Li family's children are the most reassuring.
Lantian stopped talking, Li Yu had already said frankly, believing that Lantian had his own consideration, so he didn't say more, and only concentrated on drinking tea with him, but Lantian was silent for a long time and then spoke:
"Tang'er's mind, we can't do it accurately, and I won't give up, please don't blame Brother Li."
Li Yu's eyes were a little fierce, and he put down the teacup:
"Tang'er is still young, and she doesn't understand this, where she treats you on weekdays, you should know it in your heart, don't even lose the brother-sister friendship in the end, besides, marriage, I think, Tang'er will also obey her parents."
"I'm not in a hurry, and I ask Brother Li not to stop me, if she only treats me as a brother, let's talk about it! Talk about this later, drink tea and drink tea. ”
Li Yu thought to himself, Li Tang's mind was very clear to him, since this was the case, then when he was dead, he would no longer persuade him, and only care about drinking tea with him.
On the second day, Li Tang went to Baifu with a bottle of purple kite seeds, and some bottles and cans made by himself.
At first, Mrs. Bai didn't know that those things were made by Li Tang at a young age, but she felt good when she used them, and asked Bai Meixue, only to know that it was made by the daughter of Dr. Li's family in the town, so she couldn't help but be surprised, so she asked Bai Meixue to invite Li Tang to her home.
Li Tang talked to Mrs. Li, and Mrs. Li made her some ejiao and qi and blood ointment, and she cheekily went to the door of Baifu. At that time, Li Tang entered the courtyard of Bai Mansion for the first time, and he was a little restrained, but Mrs. Bai was gentle and charitable, so Li Tang let go of his worries a little.
In addition to the things made by Mrs. Li, Li Tang also took two cans of coagulant paste that he had newly made, Mrs. Bai asked a few simple questions, and Li Tang truthfully replied that he added a few things according to the recipe of "A Thousand Golden Prescriptions", and Mrs. Bai happily put them away.
Since then, because of the relationship between Mrs. Bai, Li Tang has the opportunity to go to Bai Meixue often, and today Li Tang brought two cans of nectar milk, Mrs. Bai happily accepted it, and asked her to go to the boudoir to find Bai Meixue, and let the maid send a snack.
Looking at the glass bottle in her hand, Bai Meixue was very happy:
"This bottle is wonderful, hey, it's got flowers on it."
As soon as he said this, Li Tang pointed out to her the two of Qiu Tang and Dong Mei like a treasure, his eyes were warm and his cheeks were hot, Bai Meixue saw her like this, but she didn't say much.
Picking up a box of indigo sent to her by Li Tang, Li Tang picked up the pen to try the color for her, the ink blue was faintly a little blue, and there was a box of green paste with wax, which was used to draw the eyes.
Looking at Li Tang, who was concentrating on drawing her eyebrows, Bai Meixue suddenly asked her softly:
"Tang'er, you like to make these things, why don't you open a shop? There are bound to be a lot of ladies and ladies who have stepped through your threshold. ”
Li Tang was surprised, she just likes to do it with her hands, but she never thought of opening a shop:
"Open a shop? Will it work? My father probably didn't allow it, and he must say again, how can a daughter who hasn't left the cabinet show up when she goes out? ”
Li Tang learned the way Dr. Li spoke, and made Bai Meixue pull up her sleeves and make a gesture to hit her:
"That's your daddy, how can you say that!"
Li Tang pretended to dodge, put down the brush in his hand and said:
"If you open a shop but no one can look at what I make, isn't it a joke, and I don't have the principal, if you want to open a shop, you need a lot of things, and you need a lot of materials to make rouge honey milk gouache gel."
Bai Meixue picked up a jar of nectar milk and said:
"You can see that your mother likes it so much, and you will definitely not worry that no one will buy it. Principal? I can sponsor you, and as for your father, you said that you can hire someone to watch the shop, and you can just do what you like behind the scenes, and be your little boss. ”
After thinking about it for a while, he said:
"We have the materials in the city, and we go to purchase them, if you need them from other places, I will ask my eldest brother to send someone to purchase them from other places and bring them back to you."
Li Tang pondered bitterly: "Everything else is easy to say, but how can I use your money." ”
Bai Meixue shook her hands:
"Are you separated from me, you and I still have to worry about this? Besides, I didn't give it to you for nothing, you made money but you want to share the dividends with mine, and you can be regarded as your owner. He winked at her.
Li Tang loves to do these things by hand, and learned the craft of eyebrow shaping and face shaping from Mrs. Li, and now listening to Bai Meixue's analysis, she is also a little moved, but she is afraid that she will not be able to pass her father's level.
"I'll talk to my mother here, she must be supportive, if you are afraid that your family will not agree, you will say that my mother funded it, so that they have no worries, you will go back later and ask Dr. Li first, or tell your mother first, let her persuade her?"
Bai Meixue knows that the Li family is used to her, and she knows Li Tang's style of behavior over the years, every time she says that her father disagrees, but when she turns her head and goes home for a while, she always wants to follow her, she is really envious, and she never dares to talk to her father and mother like that.
Although Bai Meixue was thoughtful, Li Tang knew that his father's level was not easy:
"Okay, I'll go back and try!" At this time, Li Tang's index finger was dipped in vermilion lipstick, and gently wiped it on Bai Meixue's lips, thinking about the shop, his thoughts were a little fluttering, so his fingers stayed on his lips for a little longer.
The index finger rubbed slightly, Li Tang lowered his head in a daze, and saw that his hand was still rubbing on Bai Meixue's lips, the red cherry lips reflected Li Tang's pupils, and when he came back to his senses, the two of them burned their cheeks, Li Tang hurriedly withdrew his hand, pretending to find a handkerchief on the table, and Bai Meixue also lowered his head to clean up the things on the table.
said that Li Tang returned home that day, and began to talk to Mrs. Li about this, Mrs. Li felt that it was not good when she heard it, but Li Tang was abrasive and cheating, and he was moved by emotion and reason, so he forced Mrs. Li to intercede with Dr. Li.
After all, parents feel sorry for their children, Mrs. Li persuaded her at home for a few days, and Dr. Li saw that Mrs. Li was determined to get used to Li Tang, so she followed Li Tang's wishes, and finally passed Dr. Li's level.
But Dr. Li said that he couldn't accept favors in vain, and he couldn't let the Bai family sponsor him, so he discussed with his wife to open this shop, Li Tang was grateful and a little uncomfortable, although his father was usually strict, but he thought about them in everything.
After everything was settled, Mrs. Li looked for someone to help find a good shop, the store is not big, but the back yard is very big, Li Tang is very happy, and began to prepare the things to be used in the shop, as large as grinding, mortars, pots, furnaces, as small as pens, ink, combs, flowers, as well as brocade boxes and wire forging and all kinds of bottles and cans.
Although I am busy, I am probably the happiest thing to be able to do what I like with a smile on my face every day! Li Yu came to help after school, seeing her happy all day long, and happy for her.
On the opening day, Dr. Li also found someone to be optimistic, and there were still a few days, and after that, the brother and sister spent all their free time in the shop, preparing for the opening.