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Xiao Mengshi found an open-top carriage with a canopy for them, and the carriage was a little breezy and cooler. Meng Yu remembered the hairpin at this time, he was startled, and hurriedly touched his body.

Jiang Luping had already seen his strange behavior, but she was not a fuss woman, she just watched quietly. Fortunately, Meng Yu quickly turned over the brocade box.

He carefully opened the box, and the lush and translucent dark blue lotus hairpin lay quietly in the box, reflecting the white silk on the background of the brocade box, pleasing and gorgeous. Meng Yu smiled happily, like a big child, but as soon as the words came out, he changed: "Sister Jiang, this is what my mother asked me to bring to you." She said that you are a good girl, and this hairpin is very suitable for you. ”

Jiang Luping didn't expect it at all, she took the brocade box a little nervously, took it carefully, and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes: "This, this hairpin is too valuable, and it is rare to see jasper of this color." Mrs. Meng is really ...... How dare I take it. ”

Meng Yu patted his chest: "What's this, my mother likes my sister." She thought it was best for her sister to use this hairpin, so she gave one away. Niang is such a simple and direct person. ”

Jiang Luping smiled, she smiled sweetly for the first time: "Thank you Mrs. Meng for me." In the future, I will definitely go to Xiyuzhou to thank my aunt. ”

Jiang Luping carefully put away the brocade box: "Meng Yu, Uncle Meng and Aunt Meng are too good to my family. Uncle Meng is so incorruptible, but he always takes care of my family's business, otherwise the Jiang family might have really fallen a long time ago. ”

Meng Yu comforted: "Sister, aren't friends just going to help each other, the Jiang family has always done a lot for the court and the country, and now it's really chilling." ”

Jiang Luping thought about it and said, "This is also fate." The Jiang family was once very prosperous in Jiangnan, but compared with the imperial court and the interests of some nobles, they can be sacrificed at any time. So now the Jiang family doesn't want to get involved in political affairs, they just want to do some business and live a stable life. It's just that the family has a big business, and the livelihood of a family has always relied on the Jiang family, so it is very hard. ”

The wooden wheels of the carriage were squeaky and the sound was very monotonous. Meng Yu also felt that life was unpredictable when she said it, so she couldn't help but persuade: "Sister should think more about her own big things, don't always worry about the family." Besides, my father and mother and I won't care about the Jiang family's affairs, you are always so tired, and you will never be tired. ”

Jiang Luping sighed softly, she knew that Meng Yu couldn't understand her own thoughts. Since the person you like has no intention of doing it to yourself, what does it matter if you worry about the Jiang family for a few more years, and you don't want to marry someone else anyway.

Meng Yu saw that she was unhappy, and she was depressed in her heart, and she didn't know how to persuade her, so she had to say something about watching silk in the afternoon to distract her. Back at the inn, the servants had already eaten. Xiaocai and Fan'er were waiting for Jiang Luping, and hurriedly had some simple meals, and everyone hurriedly rested in order to go to Ruihe Silk Village in the afternoon to meet with the eunuchs in the palace's internal office.

There are many kinds of silk that the royal family needs, including Luo, silk, silk, satin, yarn, brocade, silk, silk, and even palace maids and eunuchs also use cotton cloth and linen, in addition to fur, so although the Jiang family is in Jiangnan, in order to be able to prepare all for the palace at one time, they also imported a lot of fur goods from the north. But the royal requirements for the fabric material are a lot, but the color is very strict, except for the girls in the palace The color is a little more colorful, and the other colors are only a few colors. There should be no color difference in the same color.

Guo Shichao invited the most authoritative leather master in Ruihe Silk Village, and the leather master invited the eunuch head who identified the fabrics in the palace, and the two carefully inspected the samples brought by Jiang Luping. The leather master's eyes were not very good, and each piece had to face the light on the window, and bring the fabric to his eyes to look carefully. Guo Shichao hurriedly said: "Light a few more lamps for Master Pi, and surround Master Pi!"

Meng Yu, Xiao Cai, and Fan Er all laughed. Lighting up in broad daylight is something that only a boy like Guo Shichao can think of.

In the end, Master Pi selected the fabric samples that could pass the customs one by one and arranged them on several cases, and then asked Zhou Yingzhi, the eunuch in charge of the fabric, to check it. Eunuch Zhou is nearly fifty years old, very thin but shrewd and capable, he picked up the samples and looked at them one by one, and said to Jiang Luping: "There are no flaws on the surface, this is just the most basic, and the color has no color difference, and it can only be shortlisted." In addition, there is the feel, brightness and drape. He clutched a piece of silk and let it go: "Look, there are no wrinkles, which is the minimum requirement." ”

He picked up two more pieces of fabric, weighed them separately with a stick, and then said to Jiang Luping: "This piece of crimson raw silk is the same size as the cyan raw silk, but the weight is five centimeters heavier, just because it is only five centimeters, it will be eliminated." With that, he tossed the crimson silk aside. And among the fabrics picked by the leather master, he took out most of them without saying a word, stacked them together, and threw them aside: "These are not qualified, these," he pointed to the fabrics that were lucky enough to be left on several cases: "You must find exactly the same in your goods, otherwise one of them will not reach the level of these samples, and you will not have a chance next year." ”

Being counted in front of so many people, Jiang Luping's sweat also came out, but she had to admire Eunuch Zhou's experience and cultivation in silk identification.

Eunuch Zhou glanced at the fabrics on several cases, and then said to Jiang Luping: "Girl, don't blame our family for being demanding, the level of construction in the palace is not sloppy at all. Your grades are already good, it's just that the sources look complicated. We suggest that you set up a loom at home, open a dyeing workshop, and recruit more skilled craftsmen. Let's talk about color, since ancient times, we have said five colors, that is, blue, red, yellow, white, black, and in addition, there are various colors. The dyeing should be positive, just one color, the quality of the fabric is far worse. There are so many kinds of dyes, including hematite, cinnabar, mica, pine ink, and plants and flowers to make dyes, so how to choose them should be carefully considered. In addition, dyeing technology cannot be ignored. Doing business for the royal family is different from ordinary business, how can you guarantee the quality of the goods that are always purchased from other places? If everything is bought outside, then what is the difference between the royal and commoner bottoms. ”

His tone was calm, and although he spoke mercilessly, Jiang Luping felt that he had good intentions. Of course, Jiang Luping also knew that this was the result of Guo Shichao and Guo Wei's uncle and nephew, and she was naturally very grateful.

Before leaving, Jiang Luping took the brocade box that had been prepared from the butler Jiang Cai, and offered it with both hands, but Eunuch Zhou categorically refused: "Miss Jiang, I know a little about your family's situation. It's not easy for you to be a girl, don't let me get my hands dirty. He looked at the little eunuch who came with him: "If the girl has a heart, just give Xiao Wanzi a little hard-earned silver." Jiang Luping hurriedly thanked again, and the housekeeper Jiang Cai hurriedly took the silver and gave it to Xiao Wanzi. Respectfully sending Eunuch Zhou away, Jiang Luping breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that her clothes were soaked with sweat, and she felt that there were still many good people in this world. She said gratefully to Guo Wei and Guo Shichao: "Luping came this time, it's hard for so many friends to work for me, I am really grateful, how can Luping repay." ”

Guo Wei said with a smile: "How many years of friendship between Shuangfeng Villa and the Jiang family, what is it to do this little effort, Miss Jiang should not be polite to me!"

Guo Shichao was so happy that he was about to jump up: "Tomorrow, I will follow Brother Meng into the palace to give my sister courage, and I must succeed immediately." Then you can concentrate on Brother Xiao's martial arts sword meeting! This time, there are more masters and seniors, and it must be lively!"