Chapter 108: Aunt and Niece
Waiting for Renault to put away the revolver, the flame said: "I am Qimen Shennong, I originally prepared some gifts, but you are good at divination, but you can't use it, so the gifts will not be given to you." ”
Well, senior, don't you feel ashamed if you don't talk much, even save gifts?
"It just so happens that I also have gifts for the two seniors. "The first time I came to the door, Renault naturally wouldn't come empty-handed, the gifts had already been prepared, there was a God of Wealth, and there was no shortage of money.
"Huya, take the gift. Renault shouted.
As soon as the door opened, Huya walked in with two wicker boxes, put them on the table, and turned to leave, and he was so despised by the boy just now that he did not dare to speak.
"Oh, we have a gift too? Bai Jing is happy, gifts or something, he really doesn't care, the secret master is worshiped by Da Chu, and like Renault, he is not bad at money, and what he cares about is Renault's heart.
Renaud wanted to cover his face, his gift was not bad, but the time was a little tight, there were no materials on the road, and the packaging was not in place, which was embarrassing. As soon as people make a move, it is an antique-grade, scented box, and then look at their own gifts, just two wicker boxes, this is the gap.
He has already thought about it in his heart, vigorously develop the packaging industry, no matter what is inside, it must be seen by people and feel that it is high-grade.
There were also two small boxes in the wicker box, Bai Jing reached out and took out one of them, it was so heavy.
The box is a gray metal block, replaced by an ordinary nobleman, the face must not be better at this time, you are a gift, do you give iron?
The secret master is not an ordinary nobleman, when he sees the gray metal block, his eyes instantly light up, is this a test?
Bai Jing took out the revolver as a gift, which was a test, whether he could open the box, whether he could see the craftsmanship of the revolver, this was his original intention of giving a gift.
A brass revolver, how much copper can be used, not valuable, but the process is valuable, can process a piece of brass into a revolver, in Da Chu is a shocking work, in order to make the revolver, Bai Jing almost vomited blood.
This is also brass, the texture is relatively soft, easy to process, try to replace it with fine iron?
Baijing really tried, the effect was too poor, and in the end I could only use brass, which was obviously much better, and it was good to sell elephants, and it would not rust.
Looking, touching, cutting, cutting, except that he did not put it in a small furnace to dissolve, all the means that Bai Jing could use were used, his brows were furrowed, he was sure that this was not iron, nor was it fine iron, but there was a familiar feeling.
picked up a hammer and smashed it hard, the hammer head transmitted a strange feeling, but Bai Jing was overjoyed: "Flying Ox Broken Iron!"
"Senior Bai is clever. Renault picked his thumb and praised, in fact, he really didn't mean to be tempted, he knew from Zhu Chongjiu that the secret master cared about this kind of metal very much, so he dissolved two pieces as a meeting gift.
It's a bit strange to only give metal, so in another box, there are 10 strains of eight-leaf and nine-leaf red ginseng, which is the real gift.
Bai Jing unceremoniously took the flame of the flying cow as his own, and the flame was not polite, and the forty red ginseng plants belonged to him, he was originally playing agriculture and liked plants.
That's right, I just like plants, and it has nothing to do with the value of red ginseng itself, and that's how the secret master hangs.
"Yongming, pass the meal. "After the excitement, it's time to eat, Renault is a junior, the first time to come to the door, of course you have to take care of the meal.
The waitress Yongming came in with a few female officials with food boxes, carefully cleaned up the tabletop, scrubbed it clean, and then took out the dishes from the food box.
After tasting a few bites, it feels good, much stronger than the southwest, it seems that the welfare of the secret master is still quite good, the disadvantage is that there are too few patterns, they are all steamed dishes, and there are no chili peppers.
In the room, while eating and chatting, outside the room, Huya and Tongzi looked at each other unpleasantly.
In another room a little farther away, Princess Yihe Chu Jiayi sat opposite another maid, this maid's background is also not small, the second daughter of King An Chu Xingyun, Chu Mingxin, the lord of Yongming County, the two have known each other since childhood, and the age difference is not much, but the difference in generation.
Chu Mingxin is three years older than Chu Jiayi, and now he is nineteen, a generation older than Chu Jiayi.
"Unexpectedly, you also became a secret maid. Chu Mingxin drank tea and said softly.
"Isn't my aunt also a maid. "The relationship between this aunt and nephew is not good. Chu Mingxin has been arrogant since she was a child, and she has no eyes to spare, and she can't find anyone who can make her look at it.
When she reached the marriageable age, she said very simply that no one in Da Chu could match her, and she would rather never marry for the rest of her life, begged her father, and became a waitress by Bai Jing's side.
Chu Jiayi is different, she is gentle like water, she is also a royal talent full of great Chu, but she is willing to obey her father's arrangement, and this arrangement will arrange four gifts and four widows.
The ninth princess is very smart, she knows that she has become a trouble, a big trouble. Whether it's for the royal family or the gate, it's the same. When you are old enough to marry or not, a royal woman must enter the general's gate, this is the ancestral system, who can she marry? Who dares to marry?
If you don't marry, you will lose the royal system, and marrying will backfire, and I happened to meet Renault, thinking of Chu Mingxin's choice, the ninth princess visited late at night and asked for the position of maid, which is the best result.
"What have you learned?" Chu Mingxin asked, Renault she had already secretly seen it, she was too young, I am afraid that she was not a few years older than herself, such a person could also become a secret master?
"Papermaking. Chu Jiayi said, fortunately, I learned something, this aunt is a famous poisonous tongue.
Sure enough, Chu Mingxin looked disdainful: "Is there an exquisite official paper?"
"Not as well. "Chu Jiayi is very calm, it's really not as good, there's nothing that can't be said, the key is not in quality.
"What's the use?" Chu Mingxin sneered, the art of official paper has been passed down for hundreds of years, and it was available before the founding of the Great Chu Dynasty, and it is still necessary to learn from the secret master?
"Broken wood and grass, grinding juice and pulp, it can be done in three days. Chu Jiayi had a smile on the corner of her mouth, seeing that you are still proud?
"Hu ...... Is what you said serious? Jiayi, you know, this is not a joke. Chu Mingxin couldn't sit still at that time, what is the concept of three days, as a secret master maid, can she still know?
"Naturally, take it seriously. "Chu Jiayi is still faint, this is called not being surprised, it is part of the royal etiquette. Chu Mingxin was shocked just now, in the royal family, this is already a very rude thing, put it in the palace, and teach Mama to teach you the rules.
"But did you learn anything else?" Chu Mingxin also knew that it was rude, and hurriedly sat back to drink tea, suppressing his shock.
"The time is too short to learn anything else. ”
Three days into paper, this is a bit scary, no wonder Bai Shi will stay for dinner, it seems that Mr. Jiayi is undoubtedly a secret master. Don't look at this War God Temple, it seems that it is ordinary, in addition to the fire master of Shennong Palace, the imperial brother, there is only her father King An, not because of the identity of King An, but because of the magic of the earth immortals.
Renault was the fourth person who was qualified to stay for dinner, which made Chu Mingxin a little curious, what else would he do besides the three-day paper?
"Jiayi, tell me, what else will your gentleman do? ”
"Of course, but Mr. makes paper......" Speaking of this, Chu Jiayi blushed, thinking about the scene at that time, with her intelligence, how could she not know that what Mr. wanted to make was not used for writing like official paper, but toilet paper for going to the toilet.
As soon as I think of this, I feel funny, Mr. is talented, but he is used in such an improper place. Don't say it, when the menstrual period comes, using toilet paper is much stronger than a grass ash bag, which is easy to use and comfortable.
Take out a wicker box from under the table and put it on the table, this matter is embarrassing, let my aunt think about it herself: "This is the paper that my husband wants to make, the paper used for writing, but it is made by the way." ”
By the way, Chu Mingxin hurriedly opened the box, and when he saw the paper inside, he was a little dizzy, although it was sorted out, it still looked crumpled, and it didn't look like a good paper.
Holding it in her hand, she was even more sure that it was too soft and not fine enough, and such paper could not be used for writing. She heard Chu Jiayi's words, but she didn't understand them.
"Jiayi, this paper?" Chu Mingxin didn't dare to doubt the secret master, and even the gentleman admitted that the young man must be a secret master, even if he is a secret master, he can't help but say it, King An's concubine is not qualified.
"Come here. Chu Jiayi's face turned even redder, if she didn't say how to use this paper, I was afraid that my aunt might not be able to figure it out in a few days.
"Ah!" Chu Jiayi only said one sentence, Chu Mingxin's face immediately turned red, even redder than Chu Jiayi's, after all, it was the first time he had heard of such a thing.
"Try it and you'll see. "The benefits of toilet paper are not good to say, who knows who uses it. Now Chu Jiayi can't leave the toilet paper for a moment, thinking about the days before, it was so miserable, but it was good to worship under the door of Mr. She wants to see how much more magic her husband can bring.
Chu Mingxin blushed, picked up the paper, turned to leave, and came back after two quarters of an hour, his face was full of red light, and he didn't know whether he was ashamed or realized the benefits of toilet paper.
"Jiayi, this thing can be sold well. Chu Mingxin said.
"Big sale?" Chu Jiayi was a little confused, and turned this sentence in her mind a few times before she understood what her aunt meant. If you think about it carefully, if this is the case, it will definitely be a big seller.
"Auntie, are you short of money?" "Even if you can sell it well, a princess, a county lord, and follow their respective husbands, what is the use of asking for money?
"The royal brother is short of money. "Naturally, they are not short of money, but Da Chu is short of money, His Majesty Da Chu is short of money, and they are all about to go crazy with poverty.
"Father is short of money?" Chu Jiayi strictly abides by the palace rules and does not ask about political affairs, so naturally he does not know the government affairs of the court.
"Well, last year, the river danced, and there was a drought and locust plague, and this time the southwest was in turmoil, and the household department should have produced grain and grass, and the military department should have produced iron, but it did not move, all because of the lack of money and grain in the DPRK. Now in the northeast and southeast, there are disasters, hunger is everywhere, and it is said that the displaced people have arrived near Shengjing and were stopped by the Yulin army. Chu Ming said heartbrokenly.
"But...... How much income can you make from selling this toilet paper?" asked the ninth princess, I am afraid that such a big matter cannot be solved by toilet paper.
"A little help, a little bit. Chu Mingxin sighed lightly and said.