Chapter 103: Making a Bamboo Basket
After returning home, Gu Jinfeng went to the backyard to unload the carriage and feed some fertilizer and water to the horses that had been running for a day.
And Qi Ling was still thinking about another surprise he wanted to give Gu Jinfeng's new store, so he didn't even say a word to him, and went out without seeing anyone.
Gu Jinfeng was alone in the backyard, holding the gift he had just bought today, and decided to show his mind to Qi Ling after a while.
He was worried in his heart for a long time, and he rehearsed what he was going to say to Qi Ling several times, he was a clumsy person, in order to prepare for this, I don't know how long I thought about it today.
But when he said it, he felt like his tongue was knotted, and he was nervous to death, and he calmed down for a long time, and when he finally got mentally prepared and walked to the front yard.
Only then did I realize that there was still Qi Ling at home at this time.
The first time you prepare to show your heart, it ends in failure!
Reason: The person to be confessed is not there.
The surprise that Qi Ling was so anxious to prepare was the opening flower basket, and she thought that when she brought a few large flower baskets full of flowers to celebrate the opening, it would definitely be very eye-catching.
In the Northeast dialect, it is "with cards"!
Not only that, but they may also be able to attract more customers to their store, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
But to make a flower basket, you must first make several very large baskets, which must take a lot of time.
So although the opening time is the day after tomorrow, Qi Ling is ready to start working now.
Don't worry about the flowers, when the time comes, pick them one night in advance, soak them in water, and the next day, they can still be watery, but this basket must start to find someone to weave early, otherwise it will definitely be too late.
This Qi Ling actually doesn't have to bother to find someone, Gujia Village is surrounded by mountains in three places, and there are bamboo forests everywhere, so almost every household can make some bamboo utensils and weave some bamboo baskets, and there are not a few people who know this craft.
Even Gu Jinfeng was able to make a bamboo bed for Qi Ling before, because he had been exposed to it in the village.
Now Qi Ling had only walked around the village twice, and he had already seen several houses in front of and behind the houses, where people were weaving bamboo baskets.
She stopped to look at each one for a while, and after observing it once, Qi Ling had a bottom in her heart.
She first chose two in her heart, these two bamboo basket people are very fast, and the weaving is very neat and beautiful, and there is even an old man who also weaves a pattern, and the bamboo basket made is like a work of art.
So Qi Ling directly stepped forward to explain his intention to the old man, but the old man was so shocked that he even dropped the dry smoke in his mouth, and his eyes widened.
"What? You're actually looking for me to weave a bamboo basket! And one will give 200 copper plates, I heard you right, right? Are you lying to me? ”
It's no wonder that he thinks too much, who in this village can't weave bamboo baskets, even if they are sold to the market, there are not many people who are rare, and the price is even cheaper.
He couldn't have imagined that the woven bamboo basket could be sold for such a high price, so he thought that Qi Ling was lying to himself.
Seeing this, Qi Ling laughed.
"Uncle, you heard it right, I didn't lie to you, I did ask you to make me a few bamboo baskets, but my bamboo basket is not ordinary."
At this moment, the old man's family also came out when they heard the movement, and his son was planting flowers on Qi Ling's mountain, so he naturally recognized who she was.
He hurriedly patted his chest and explained to his father.
"Dad, she won't lie to you, she is the Qi Lingdong family who hired me to work on the mountain, not to mention how capable she is!"
"What? This is Miss Qi Ling, then I won't take any money, you can give my son such a good job, I can't thank you too late! ”
"Don't look at him as big and three thick, tall and strong, he used to stay at home every day and didn't do anything, but my daughter-in-law was saddened and angry with him every day, but now since he worked on your mountain, he not only got his salary back every day, but also became a lot more diligent."
The old man lifted his son's old bottom, but he was not soft at all, and his face turned red when a seven-foot man said.
"Dad, why don't you show me mercy at all, these words are actually said in front of my host!"
"Anyway, I'm not an outsider, and what I'm saying is the truth, by the way, his owner, what does the bamboo basket you want look like?"
The old man talked about it for a while, and finally remembered Qi Ling's intention.
Qi Ling thought about it, and then said the shape of the kind of bamboo basket he had seen before.
"Uncle, what I want is the same shape as the vase, but you help me make it longer, probably to the person's chest, don't make it too dense, it's okay to evacuate some, but the base should be stable, and it can't fall down when the wind blows."
"As for the pattern, you can help me make it into the one I just saw!"
The old man nodded, thinking that it was not difficult to do, so he agreed.
"Okay, then you want a few!"
Qi Ling liked to let this old man help her finish weaving all the bamboo baskets, but she didn't know how long it would take him, and it would be embarrassing if she couldn't finish it by then.
The old man's son saw Qi Ling's worried look on his face, and probably guessed her thoughts.
"Dad, don't you ask my owner how many they want first? Tell me first, how many such bamboo baskets can you weave a day? ”
The old man has been weaving bamboo baskets for decades, so he naturally knows at a glance the time it takes.
"If I get all the bamboo strips done today, tomorrow I will hurry up and be diligent, and there will be no problem in making seven or eight of them."
Seven or eight?
That's enough! Qi Ling plans to take an auspicious number and send six, which means "six six Shun".
So hearing what the old man said, Qi Ling nodded hurriedly, with joy on his face.
"Enough, enough, old man, I only need six, you help me do it, and then I will give you two hundred copper plates according to the price we agreed before, and six is one thousand two hundred." What do you think? ”
Seeing that he was about to say something about not wanting money, Qi Ling hurriedly intercepted his words and said pretending to be angry.
"But you can't go without money, or I'll find someone else to do it!"
The old man's son also persuaded: "Yes, Dad, our owner is a kind person, if you feel embarrassed, just do the work more beautifully, don't you." ”
In the end, the old man could only nod and agree to accept the money, but when he saw that Qi Ling was about to leave after talking about things, he had to stop her and let her have a meal at home.
"Miss Qi Ling, you can stay, although it is coarse tea and light rice, but the stewed meat with spring bamboo shoots made by my old wife is indeed delicious, you can enjoy your face!"