Chapter 163: Screen (14th Update)
Chunyin was very happy to receive the master's praise, and hurriedly continued: "There is also this silk. The silk of this landscape pattern is so beautiful, it would be a pity if it was made into clothes. It's still so large, it's better to find out the two red sandalwood floor-to-ceiling Suzhou embroidery screens in our warehouse, replace the Suzhou embroidery inside, and put it into this silk landscape, wouldn't it be chic and generous. Then transport it back and put it in the main hall of our family banquet guests, put the landscape pattern in the place of the female guest banquet, and put the calligraphy pattern in the place of the male guest banquet, wouldn't it be seen by the male and female guests who come and go? ”
Qin Mingyue smiled: "This is a good idea, it doesn't take much time, it will definitely be arranged tomorrow." This matter is decided, and it will be handed over to Chunyin. It's important to get it right. ”
Chunyin was busy receiving orders. Qin Mingyue asked He Jinfang some details about business and textiles. I even inquired about the flood in Jiangnan, some folk rumors and the like.
Qin Mingyue asked He Jinfang: "During the period of time that the Hua family has been in Jiangnan, has there been any movement?" As soon as He Jinfang heard about the enemy, he immediately came to his senses and said: "The floods in the south of the Yangtze River are serious, and ordinary villages are even starving. Our towns are a little better. In particular, some weavers, because of their craftsmanship, have not been affected much. However, because of the rise in food prices, although life can go on, it is not rich, and it is tight. ”
"My weavers are fine. Relying on their power in the capital, the Hua family colluded with some squires in Jiangnan to squeeze weavers, reduce wages, suppress the price of the silk market, and even forced some weavers to commit suicide. I was able to recruit so many high-level weavers because many of them were oppressed by the Hua family, and they couldn't get by, so the family moved to me and worked with me. ”
"I want to sell makeup flowers and silk in the capital, because the market in the south of the Yangtze River is controlled by the Hua family, I am really struggling, I can rely on Miss in the capital, and I am not afraid of the Hua family."
Qin Mingyue smiled: "You are straightforward. No wonder I want to be my retainer. ”
He Jinfang smiled and said, "Miss, I am not so straightforward in front of outsiders. I know, Miss, you are a land fairy, in front of you, you can't hide anything, it's better to be more straightforward. ”
Qin Mingyue smiled and said, "Okay, I like your straightforwardness." ”
"The Hua family is so powerful, they can actually control the entire silk market in Jiangnan and suppress Jiangnan weavers. Well, as you said. His family is not good to the weavers, but we have to be good to the weavers, so that we can bring those skilled weavers into our hands. ”
Qin Mingyue and He Jinfang chatted for a while, and deliberately asked some more about the situation of the weavers in Jiangnan and the situation of the Hua family in Jiangnan.
Seeing that it was time for dinner, he let He Jinfang leave.
When He Jinfang left, Qin Mingyue looked at the surface of the big lake in front of Qingmingtang that was already a sunset light. I sneered in my heart. It seems that He Jinfang, like in his previous life, has a growing hatred with the Hua family. And that's a good thing. In the future, He Jinfang will become a sharp knife against the Hua family. Thinking about the things in the Hua family in her previous life, the hatred that had been quiet in Qin Mingyue's heart burned again.
In the evening, Qin Mingyue finished handling all the government affairs before returning to the house. First, I brought my brother over, asked about the situation of tomorrow's banquet, and asked again: "In the afternoon, I asked someone to bring a letter to my brother, and asked my brother to make up two invitations and send them to King Jin and King Qin in person." How's my brother doing? ”
Qin Guosong hurriedly said: "Yesterday I received a letter from my sister, so I personally wrote a post and sent it to the two princes. King Jin not only received me personally, but also left me to drink tea and talk for a while. King Qin was even more polite to me, and even pulled me to talk for a long time. King Qin asked very carefully, and asked where is our banquet placed? Who are the guests? Which one does the chef use? How was the food prepared? Who receives the inner family? Who receives the guests outside? Am I confused? Where is this like the first time we met, it is clear that they are friends who have been friends for many years, and it is good to be a good family? ”
"There is no way, I can only answer respectfully one by one. King Qin praised us for the good arrangement, and said that he would not be willing to come with King Jin tomorrow, so he would come over early and help me fight. I was shocked, where can our family use the prince to help? I was busy postponing it for a long time, and the sweat came down. ”
Listening to her brother's words, Qin Mingyue chuckled: "This Xiao Rui, it's really a mess, why did he come early?" Don't know his identity? He's coming, and we're going to entertain him, isn't that adding to the chaos? It's infuriating. ”
Qin Guosong sighed and said, "Isn't it? That's what I thought to myself. However, I also wondered, this King of Qin is so invisible, does he have a personal relationship with his sister? ”
Qin Mingyue thought of her previous life, in fact, Xiao Rui was her friend, a very good friend, the two of them even went out together because of official business, and even suffered an assassination, that time it was Xiao Rui who saved her. Since then, Xiao Rui has become Qin Mingyue's best friend. However, Qin Mingyue still fell in love with Hua Yixuan, the first beautiful man in the Great Zhou. made Xiao Rui angry and ran away.
Thinking of this, Qin Mingyue was a little gloomy. However, it immediately occurred to me, no, in this life, the two of them do not have such a friendship of tribulation? The two of them only met for the first time today, how could they have a personal relationship?
Qin Mingyue shook her head.
At this moment, Qin Guosong was even more suspicious: "No? Come to think of it, you don't have a chance to get to know each other. Speaking of which, this King of Qin is very strange. How? Is it because you know each other when you meet? ”
Qin Mingyue said: "Okay, anyway, the eldest brother has already postponed it." Leave him alone. Tomorrow's banquet has been arranged, right? I want to tell my brother that I have two screens pulled, one for the men and one for the women. They were two large red sandalwood floor-to-ceiling silk screens, and the silk used on them was made by my retainers. In the future, I also plan to become famous in one fell swoop, and I can earn more money for you in Da Zhou. So, later, the eldest brother will have time to go over and have a look, get acquainted, and if a guest asks, help me sell it. ”
Qin Guosong laughed and said, "There is no problem with this, I'll go now." "My sister's ability to make money is really not bad, and the weaving and dyeing workshop I got before is very profitable. Now that I have this silk again, I will definitely be able to make a lot of money.