After parting ways with Guan Yun, He Xiaoqiao and his entourage slowly shook to the Double Happiness carpenter's shop.

The carpenter's shop is not large, just an ordinary small courtyard, with a beautifully carved wooden frame against the wall, and many common wood products next to it, such as tables, chairs and barrels, etc., and an elderly master is sitting on a chair and planking boards, and wood chips are slowly falling on the side.

The other two young men, who had always been apprentices, also quietly sat down in their own corners, one weaving a bamboo basket and the other carving a strip of wood with a knife.

Seeing He Xiaoqiao enter the door, the young man who was weaving the basket was the first to react, put down the things in hand, and patted his two hands to meet him, "Do you want to hit something?" Whatever you can say, we've got it here. ”

"Oh, we're ......"

As soon as He Xiaoqiao started to speak, the master of the plank over there directly snatched it, and reprimanded the person with full anger when he opened his mouth, "Nine catties!" How many times have I told you, I can't talk nonsense. There is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the people. Don't always think about exaggerating the big package, what you can do is what you can do, and don't do what you can, because you can delay other people's affairs and ruin your reputation when you can save time. ”

The young man named Jiujin was a little embarrassed, and responded in a low voice, and when he saw He Xiaoqiao and the others looking at him, he became a little uncomfortable, "This son, look at ......"

He Xiaoqiao glanced at the old master, and he couldn't figure out if he was a real person or a strange temper, but he didn't look like he would cheat people, so he put his mind at ease and said with a smile, "I have some gadgets here, and I want Master Zheng to help me fight them." ”

The owner of the carpenter shop is surnamed Zheng, and it is his own business, looking at the appearance of the old man's lecture just now, he is probably Master Zheng, who is famous for his craftsmanship.

He Xiaoqiao guessed correctly, as soon as she said this, the old master raised his head and glanced at them, although there was no smile on his face, he didn't look like he was rejecting people thousands of miles away, he was still a good talker, "What is it?" This boy will talk to the old man first. ”

He Xiaoqiao grinned and handed over the finished drawings.

When Master Zheng saw it, his two gray eyebrows wrinkled, and He Xiaoqiao pointed to the drawings and explained to him, "These patterns will be engraved at that time, a total of fifty-four boards, each board is about two inches long, and the width is half the length." ”

"Any other requirements?" Although he didn't know the use of this thing, but seeing that it was indeed a small thing, Master Zheng lost the mind of parent-child operation, and thought about which apprentice to throw it to practice.

He Xiaoqiao didn't think he was arrogant, and immediately said when he heard him say this, "Yes! My requirement was that the boards should be as thin as possible, that they should be as smooth as a fingernail, and that the wood used to make them be soft and tough, and not break all at once. ”

Master Zheng's expression still didn't change at all, he just looked through the drawings one by one, and it seemed that He Xiaoqiao's request was not a requirement, "What else?" ”

And also?

He Xiaoqiao raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised. With such a calm expression, could he have seen such a thing?

But surprise to surprise, to say, "In addition, after all the small boards are made, the inner patterns must be colored." As for how to color, please ask Master Zheng to do it according to the color indicated in it, and finally apply a varnish. ”

Lacquering prevents color fading and makes it smoother to the touch.

He Xiaoqiao wants to do the most popular playing cards in the previous life, in addition to the size and thickness, the four suits are also copied from the red heart, red square, black knife, and black plum in the previous life.

As for the last two ghost cards, she originally wanted to draw the clown, but considering that there was no one in this era, she replaced it with the door god - of course, with her bad artwork, the door god would definitely not be able to draw it.

So He Xiaoqiao asked Cailian to go outside and buy several door god stickers back, and compared them to find the two most pleasing ones and took them together, ready to be carved directly on the wooden board.

"The requirements are not excessive, the pattern is quite simple, and it is not difficult to make it, but the material part has to be carefully considered." Master Zheng said and looked at the drawings again, and said in a deep voice, "That's it, I'll try Quliu and Tuomu first, and tomorrow Gongzi can see for himself which one is more suitable." ”

"That's fine." He Xiaoqiao nodded, anyway, she was usually fine, so she should go out for a walk.

"Then this matter will trouble Master Zheng, if it is done well, it will be easy to discuss the silver."

Master Zheng glanced at her, just smiled, but didn't say anything or open his mouth, He Xiaoqiao felt that this old man's personality was quite good, so he thought in his heart that he would give him something else to try, such as the Monopoly turntable.

Leaving the Double Happiness carpenter shop, the group walked back as agreed, preparing to go to Taibai Building to make an appointment.

Bai Shou still had a cool face, Hong Fang held his breath, frowning all the way and secretly looking at He Xiaoqiao, and after being discovered by her, he hurriedly turned back, pretending to be very interested in looking at a weed growing on the side of the street.

"I see it." He Xiaoqiao raised his eyebrows, he didn't know what Hong Fang was going to make trouble about, so he went straight to the point without being verbose, "Why do you want to look at me like that?" Do I have flowers on my face or horns on my head? ”

"No, no, no flowers, no horns, it's all good."

Hong Fang reflexively waved his hand, and when he saw He Xiaoqiao squinting at him with distrust, he touched the back of his head and smiled, and then asked cautiously, "Princess, do you really want to go to Taibai Mansion to have dinner with that little white face later?" ”

Little white face?

He Xiaoqiao couldn't help laughing, Shangguan Yun's face was indeed a little pale, but he could afford this title.

"It's not me, it's us." He Xiaoqiao corrected, "It's rare for someone to have a treat, and it's in a high-end place like Taibai Building, of course, you have to go and have a big meal." ”

Besides, she went to see Shangguan Yun just to see that beautiful men could eat better, not to cheat, so what is there to worry about.

Hong Fang heard her say this, and it seemed to make some sense when he thought about it, so he closed his mouth and didn't speak.

And Bai Shou, who looked like a fugue too empty, was silently walking beside him, pondering what to order after arriving at Taibai Building.

Of course, you have to order all the desserts and the like, and as for the other dishes...... Even if you don't eat it, it's good to order it all, it's best to order only the most expensive one regardless of whether it's good or bad, and it should be very good to add to Shangguan Yun's bloodletting.

With this in mind, the three of them finally arrived at Taibai Building.

"Yo! Three guest officers, it's cold outside, hurry up and invite inside. The guy at the door was sharp-eyed, and seeing that the clothes on He Xiaoqiao and the three of them were not bad, he immediately bent down and greeted him enthusiastically, and asked with a smile on his face, "Do you have a reservation for a seat?" ”

Taibai Lou is the first restaurant in Beijing, it is the same as the current national chain five-star hotel, specializing in the high-end route, there is no ten taels of silver in the pocket or a few thin noodles in the city, and there is no seat to sit at lunch time.

Now the downstairs is already overcrowded, and the private room upstairs is even more occupied, and the guys in the store are very clever, seeing that He Xiaoqiao and the three of them are walking over, not like they have booked a place, so they naturally have to ask first in line with the principle of not offending the guests, so as not to delay the time of the guests and end up with a bad reputation.

If there is a fixed position, it is naturally a warm welcome to welcome in first, if you don't book a place - then you can only say sorry, please hurry up early next time!

He Xiaoqiao paused, looked up and looked inside, and didn't see Shangguan Yun's figure downstairs, but after thinking about it, how could Shangguan Yun's extravagant appearance be watched downstairs, even if he wanted to eat, it should be in the private room upstairs, right?

"Master He, our young master invites the three of you to come over." Say everyone is there.

A small man went downstairs, stood in the stairwell and gestured to He Xiaoqiao, the shopkeeper saw that he had an appointment with someone, so he didn't say much, smiled and arched his hand to the three of them, and turned around to the door to greet him.

He Xiaoqiao looked up, and sure enough, he saw that the window of the private room on the east side of the upstairs was facing the downstairs that had been opened, and Shangguan Yun, who was dressed in white, was elegant and extraordinary, nodded at her with a smile.

didn't think much about it at the moment, closed the fan with a smile and followed the little guy to the second floor, and Hong Fang and Bai Shou followed suit.

"Shangguan Gongzi has been waiting for a long time." When he entered the door, He Xiaoqiao greeted people with a smile first.

"Soon," Shangguan Yun's mouth hooked slightly, and he stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please, "He Gongzi, please." ”

"Thank you." He Xiaoqiao was not polite to him, he found a chair and sat down opposite him, and then went to look at Hong Fang and Bai Shou, who were about to stand behind her.

Seeing this, Shangguan Yun flashed a ghostly light in his eyes, and slowly added, "The two 'cousins' also need to sit down." ”

Bai Shou nodded and said thank you before sitting down, while Hong Fang didn't say anything, just sat with his eyes and nose and heart.

"It just so happens that Gongzi He is here, let's see if there is anything you want to eat." Waiting for the shopkeeper to deliver the menu cards, Shangguan Yun looked at He Xiaoqiao and slowly pushed the delicately bound menu cards in front of her.

"Thank you Shangguan Gongzi, then I'm welcome."

He Xiaoqiao smiled and thanked him, took the dish and flipped it over.

She was indeed a little hungry after walking all morning, but thinking that she couldn't eat so much, she only ordered a few dishes such as chopped pepper fish head, jade tai chi soup, crystal elbow, braised hooves and fried beef in sauce.

As for Hong Fang and Bai Shou, they were not so polite, one ordered all the desserts, and the other was to pick the expensive ones that did not make people feel good, and put them aside cheaply.

The corners of He Xiaoqiao's mouth twitched a little, estimating that the dishes they ordered and the extra table couldn't be put down, so he hurriedly kicked Hong Fang under the table to signal that he was enough, turned his head to see Shangguan Yun, but saw that there was no displeasure on his face, but the smile deepened, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, thinking that it would be better for her to pay later.

Anyway, now that there is a rich gambling house to support, she can still afford the money for a meal.

Although it was a big loss, it was better than making Shangguan Yun feel that the three of them were all reincarnated as hungry ghosts, and they would have to take a detour when they saw each other in the future - even if they were hungry ghosts, they had to be hungry and have personalities!

For the sake of long-term planning, you can't show a big appetite now and scare people away, otherwise where will you find someone to eat in the future?

Without the support of a handsome and rich boss like Shangguan Yun, if you want to eat in Taibai Mansion in the future, you will really have to pay for it yourself!

It's not cost-effective, it's not cost-effective!