Chapter 14 How to write the word lovebirds 2
Three days later, Xiaoxiao went to that small store to pick up the jewelry.
Only to see three pairs of earrings delicate and lovely, handmade very exquisite, than expected even better, can not help but be very satisfied.
When she paid, the owner said, "This is the first time I've seen such a unique style in this store. If you don't mind, the handmade fee will be waived, okay?"
Xiaoxiao was stunned, "How can I say that?"
The owner said, "I only hope that Miss will allow the store to create goods according to this style."
Heh, it turns out that he wanted to get design authorization.
Smiley said, "That's no problem, but I have a condition: in the future, after you sell these styles of earrings, you can score me 10% of the profit."
The boss was stunned.
"I don't need you to waive any of my fees, I'll pay my fees this time. If the ones made in the future don't sell, you don't have to share my money, how's that?"
Anyway, this is also considered a 90% discount, it's a good deal.
The boss was still hesitating, when someone behind the curtain in the back hall suddenly said, "Father, promise this young lady."
This young man's tone is warm and moist, but the timbre is clear and gorgeous, reminding people of a clear stream with scarlet peach blossoms floating on it.
Xiaoxiao couldn't help but look towards the sounding place, but only saw a heavy cloth curtain covering it tightly, and that person didn't even show a piece of his clothes.
The boss listened to the words of the young man, and immediately nodded with a smile and said, "Just listen to Xiao'er, and follow the young lady's words."
That Xiao'er added behind the curtain, "If Miss has any other new styles, please also favor us with drawings, and this store can also cooperate with Miss according to the conditions of the party."
Xiaoxiao was happy to hear this, this person is really on board.
"Fine, anyway, I'm free today, so I'll help you draw a few more."
Someone shelling out Benjamin's money to help them experiment, why not.
Asking the boss for a pen and paper, he drew on the paper. After drawing a few strokes, he put it aside and asked, "Boss, is there any charcoal here?"
The boss stared blankly, "It's not mid-winter, the charcoal stove hasn't been built yet ......"
Smiley sighed and called it quits.
She originally those pictures were drawn with the eyebrow pencils of a few maids, but now she didn't have any on hand, hopelessly lifting up that brush and frowning.
Xiao'er behind the curtain suddenly said, "Miss, if you don't like the brush, I have a charcoal brush here."
"Charcoal brush?" Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up.
"It's what I usually use to draw straight lines on materials, it's hardly elegant, so please don't dislike it, miss."
The boss took the pen from behind the curtain and handed it over.
Seeing that it was made from willow branches burned into carbon strips and then wrapped in shavings, the shape was actually a bit like a pencil.
Smile is very rare, to here has been ten years, in addition to their own memory built, or the first time to see with the modern appliances so similar to the things, can not help but feel a great sense of closeness in the heart.
She took the pen, inspiration springs, swish draw a good, smile and ask: "This is really good, I do not know the boss from where to buy?"
The boss laughed and said, "This is my son's own work, not available elsewhere."
"This is really well done, your son is really smart." Xiaoxiao tsked in admiration, "If everyone used this, the efficiency of copying books would increase by an unknown amount."
At that moment, he drew seven or eight drawings that came to mind and handed them all over to the boss. Watching the boss solemnly hand the drawings behind the curtain, she sat on the stool and waited for the gentleman behind her to say something favorable.
She is now thinking that this person is smart, but also has the vision, handicraft and skill, will certainly be on her painstakingly drawn drawings greatly appreciated, so the heart is both pleased and expectant.
Unexpectedly behind the curtain that Xiao Er Gongzi looked for a moment, but did not say a word.
Xiaoxiao couldn't help but say, "Mr. Xiao'er, do you think my design of these pictures is okay?" Just like a studious student waiting for his teacher to praise him.
That Xiao'er was silent for a moment and did not say a word.
It seemed that she did not appreciate those flower and bird patterns that she had spent a lot of effort on.
Smilingly, she snapped, "If it's not good, then forget it. I was not a design major."
Suddenly behind the curtain, Xiaoer let out a low cry, "This, what is this thing?"
"What?" Xiaoxiao jumped up, "Is my drawing that bad? Which one are you talking about?" With that, she wanted to rush behind the curtain.
The boss coughed twice and stopped in front.
Xiaoxiao was dumbfounded and busily apologized, "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend."
Xiao Er, however, was not amused and said, "I was talking about this." Holding the picture, he handed out the curtain.
Xiaoxiao only thought that this gentleman has a good voice, and his father is closely guarded, very mysterious, may not be a beauty, then stared at his hand holding the paper straight.
Only to see can make jewelry more exquisite than the famous store's hands of this skin color is extremely white, long fingers, nails trimmed clean, bone joints do not show, the shape of the elegant, looks not like a craftsman's hands, on the contrary, seems to be long to play the piano.
Xiao'er waited for a moment, a little impatient: "Couldn't Miss also recognize what she painted?" The tone is unpleasant, but the voice still seems to be rolling pearls and splashing jade in general.
Smile a province, fixed attention to look, Fang saw him pointing at that thing, a stare, can not help but haha laughed.
"This, this is my hand-drawn, is a cat."
"A cat?"
"This cat, it's called a Kitty Cat, well, it's from a place called Eastern Japan." But she had just drawn it on the spur of the moment and casually drew the cartoon image on the corner of the paper.
Xiao'er's hand holding that paper retracted and mused, "This one is rather chic."
"This ah, with gold and silver to beat out the shape, above set some broken diamonds, eyes and bow with red broken diamonds, and then do some chain pendant ah, ring face, very popular with the little girls."
Xiao'er behind the curtain murmured.
Xiaoxiao Fang remembered that in such a small store, said with what broken diamonds and gems, as if showing off, busy added: "Those broken diamonds and gems can be fake, not worth any money, just greedy for a good look."
The next boss interjected: "Although my store is small, but how can I sell fakes!"
"It doesn't matter if they are fakes, as long as they are not sold as real goods." Smiley felt the need to break his rigid notion that jewelry stores must sell real money.
"As long as it's labeled as a fake and a reasonable price is offered, then there's no problem, right? It's not like the heart is deceitful, as long as the customer is willing to accept it. It's not like anyone has enough money to buy real jewelry these days. Moreover, in addition to the jewelry used to preserve the value of the other, there is a very important function is to decorate ah, love of beauty is common sense, but may not be full of money, there are some rich people do not want to spend money to buy jewelry. Therefore, as long as the design is beautiful, I believe that many people are still willing to pay to buy these good-looking and inexpensive things."
These words made the boss irrefutable.
Xiao'er behind the curtain, however, said, "Miss has a point, only, what kind of gemstone is this broken diamond?"
"It's a kind of fake gemstone, all colors are available, the material is nothing special, it's just that there are many facets, refracting the light to look like it's twinkling."
"Lots of facets, refracting light?"
"That's right!" Xiaoxiao remembered that this era should not have such a high level of cutting technology, busy added: "In fact, it is possible to not set the gemstone, as long as the color separation will do."
"Color separation?"
"That's right, for example, casting different colors of gold and silver separately, not blending with each other, and using gold to highlight this cat's eyes and bow, then it must look much more eye-catching than the whole piece of the same color."
Xiao'er behind the curtain couldn't help but say, "Miss's idea is really special, this kind of practice is promising." The tone of her voice could not hide her excitement.
Xiaoxiao was overjoyed to receive praise and said with a smile, "That's natural. Cooperate with me to ensure that you absolutely will not lose, as long as you ...... "As long as you can do it out of words, here is a unique one-of-a-kind business.
Xiao Er interface laughed: "As long as I sell each one are counted on the lady a profit right? If Miss can tell my family these ideas, I can guarantee that Miss will be satisfied with the harvest."
Xiaoxiao secretly said, this refuses to show his face male is not simple, can realize this exclusive problem by himself, but also has the vision, is a business talent.
At that moment, she nodded and said, "Exclusive is exclusive, but I have an additional condition."
Taking up the charcoal pencil on the table, he drew a symbol on the paper, "In the future, if your family produces something I designed, each piece must have this mark carved on the edge."
The boss picked it up and said, "It looks like a trumpet flower stuck in half a bottle, what is the purpose?"
"It's just a mark to prove that it's an exclusive product of your house, with great benefits." Smiley secretly snickered.
This was actually a combination of the initials of the word "Changyue" pronounced vertically, but it turned out to be seen as a flower.
In the future, all of this restaurant's products would have their own imprints, and just thinking about it would give them the feeling of a boutique.
At that moment, smiled and the boss and that Xiaoer negotiated, and then proudly carried those pieces of jewelry back to the house.
Boss see her gone, turn back to the back hall and his son to discuss: "Xiao Er, you see this lady painting things weird and strange, can sell?"
Xiao'er said, "Such a special drawing should be more appealing than the unusual carp and peach."
"But, this what cat, no one knows what it is at all."
"If no one knows, that's even better, we can make the story of this cat into a myth and legend, making it out to be a divine object, and it can also be used as an amulet."
"That young lady doesn't know what's going on, how could she know such strange things. Also, she obviously doesn't know anything about this business, but she talks about it so well that she knows more than those of us who have been in business for decades."
"Father, there is a kind of person in this world who can touch things and make up their own mind. I see that this young lady is such a person. Moreover, I see that she has a clear look on her bones and a generous and agreeable attitude, so she is really very human."
"But she says her name is Chang Yue, and there is no one in the city with the surname Chang."
The two masters talked for half a day about this strange lady, but still couldn't figure out where she came from.
The sunlight is just right, not too strong and not too light, illuminating the courtyard paved green stone plate has a kind of melting meaning. Although it is already late fall, the flowers have fallen, but there is a kind of sky high and cloudy rhyme.
This day is the Lanling Wangfu three miss for the three children line hairpin Na Hire day.
Ceremony must be presided over by someone to observe the ceremony, Xiaoxiao will be the presiding officer, invited Xiao Lin Zhenxiu two people to observe the ceremony, and with the king borrowed a familiar with the etiquette of the dowry servant to help.
The three people who needed to perform the ceremony in the garden had already combed their hair in buns and were kneeling in the court.
Smiling over the tray from the hands of Jingming took the clothes one by one with the three people.
Handing clothes for the beginning of the addition, said: "the auspicious day of the month, the beginning of the addition of the Yuan suit, abandon your young word, Shun Er Chengde. Shoukou but good luck, between the Jingfu."
And then add for and hairpin. Insert the half-foot purple and gold peacock hairpin handed over to the three people one by one into the root of their hair buns.
And then added: "auspicious month and order the hour, is Shen Er clothing, respect Er Shuji, soft Wan description. The eyebrows live for ten thousand years, and will be blessed by Hu forever."
Finally, a pair of brand new black lacquered green kudzu slippers were awarded.
Sanjia said, "With the right of the year, with the order of the month, Xianjar clothing. Brothers with in, in order to realize the virtue, Huang Lao boundless, by the celebration of heaven."
Three plus Bi, three people worship.
Smiley declared: "Rite accomplished!"
Next is the ear-piercing recruitment.
Xiaoxiao said, "Jing Ying will come first."
Jing Ying did not say a word, but glanced at Xiao Lin who was sitting on the side. Xiao Lin turned her face away from him.
Jing Ying remembered that day with Jun Xing promise thing, bit his lip, kneeling straight, drooping eyes eyes to watch the nose, nose to watch the heart, and then no movement.
Wang Jun that servant took the silver needle over, pinch his white jade-like earrings crushed a few times, crushed thin, a needle through. In the blink of an eye, both sides have been pierced.
Xiaoxiao held a box over, open in front of Jingying, asked with a smile: "Jingying, you see the style of this pair can still like?"
Jing Ying raised his eyes to see, but with two pure gold wire twisted into a twist-like disk into a flower, the following upside down a pendant inlaid with blood red a coral beads.
Style is chic novelty, but he is now upset, is even more exquisite ten times in his eyes but also colorless. Only light casually responded: "like."
Smiley smiled brightly: "If you like it, it's good. No returns!"
After saying this, she beckoned to Xiao Lin, "Husbandman, you come and put it on him."
Xiao Lin's face changed greatly, "How can this ...... be?"
"He is your person, of course by you to give him to wear."
Xiao Lin stood up violently, "Miss is joking. I am already ...... with him," anxious to defend, the tea cups on the stage were overturned, water spilled all over.
Smiled and said, "I have reported to the mother king, think Jing Ying is still smart and clever, husband and son side is missing a person to call, simply give him to you."
Xiao Lin anxiously said, "Jing Ying is a person in Third Miss's room, how can this be made possible!"
"If I say it makes sense, it makes sense." Smiling, she said, "Husband is someone I respect and is my benefactor, is it not okay for me to send a young servant to serve my teacher, there is no reason in the world that does not allow honoring the teacher. Or do you dislike the fact that he was once chosen by me to enter the room? Hey, you can see, he just performed this hairpin ceremony today, or the original goods, I have not even touched him."
Although Jing Ying did not understand what is called original goods, but the latter sentence was understood. At once full of red face, fiercely glared at the lady, whispered: "Although I have little status, but I am also a person, not a gift, although you are my master, but also not happy to take me to bargain!"
Smiling, she said, "Good sharp mouth, you have time to talk about me, why don't you help to talk about this stubborn husband, it's that she refuses to want you, not that I don't want to give it away."
Xiao Lin was reddened by her words, mumbling for a long time before saying, "In that case, Lin will thank Third Miss for her generous offer."
Xiaoxiao stretched out her hand and said, "No need to thank, quickly take this and put it on him, my hands are sore from holding it."
Looking at Xiao Lin shaking hands for Jing Ying to put on the earrings, the two red-faced look at the expression, the heart is really happy, can't help but make fun of Xiao Lin: "This time you have to look good, I gave the preparation of this pair of solid buckle gold ring, for you to set the dead, can no longer escape."
Xiao Lin's face is red, and has always been more eloquent than Xiaoxiao, only buried his head and did not make a sound.
Jing Ying is a unforgiving, said: "I am willing to follow her, do not need to set I will not escape, Miss's gold earrings or stay set other blessed little master it."
"Drink, look at you this sharp-tongued, just gave it out and disowned the old master." Xiaoxiao made a pained look, "Lost I even took a beating for you, in vain to bear a false name."
Jing Ying heard this, her eyes reddened, and she knelt in front of Xiaoxiao, saying, "Miss's great kindness, Jing Ying will never dare to forget in this life. If I can have three points of good fortune in the future, I wish to return two points to Miss, hoping that Miss will be safe and happy in her life, live a long life, and be blessed with good fortune." After saying this, he heavily kowtowed three times.
Next to Xiao Lin heard, touched the heart, red eyes also went forward to kneel.
Xiaoxiao was quick to hold her back and said, "Today is a big day, no crying, no kneeling! If you really want to appreciate me, you should eat a few more meals for me, and add a few more pieces of clothing, you guys are doing well, and I am naturally happy to see you."
The two parties got up and stood aside. Xiao Lin saw that he lost a lot of weight, heart pity, press him to sit in his chair. Take his own cup poured a cup of tea to him. The two were stunned tears look at each other, feel like a lifetime ago.
Suddenly heard the lady in the side said: "ah, forgot one, and, have a few more children, is really good for me."
Jing Ying Fang drank a mouthful of tea, sniffing the words were sprayed out.
This side of the remaining spring and Shen Bi two people, see Jing Ying finally have a belonging, all for him to celebrate, kneeling on the ground for a long time also do not feel its bitter.
Smiling to solve a, back to take two boxes over, a person put a hand, smiling and even said: "Quickly open to see if you like!"
Shen Bi opened the box and saw that the style was different from that of Jing Ying.
There was a lotus bud made of silver, which was half-open and half-closed, revealing a bit of emerald stamen in turquoise color. Lotus petals light and thin, even above the veins can be seen, the emerald green oily, watery tender.
Although he is usually not much dress, suddenly see this kind of exquisite things, eyes can not help but a light.
Smile proudly said: "beautiful it! This emerald must use silver to support, if it is set in gold above is too vulgar. You're so pretty that you look good with such a small pair."
Shen Bi was said by her lowered his head, thin long neck curved like a lotus stalk, from the root of the ear fly out a touch of light red, it seems to take the rouge brush a sweep.
"Do not look down on so little, this jadeite is the old pit jade species, gold has price jade priceless, so a little bit can be expensive." Smile continued: "You with such a dowry to get married, in the future your wife may not dare to look down on you."
Shen Bi's body stiffened, slowly raised his head to look at her, the blush on his face suddenly faded cleanly.
Smiling, she busily said, "You and Chunhe are both good children, and should be matched with a better wife, following me is a waste. I have no other intention at all, I just don t want to delay you ......."
Shen Bi looked straight at her, his face was as calm as water, his eyes grew deeper and deeper, and for a moment slowly said, "Thank you for the grace of the third young lady." Kowtowed his head down, no longer lifting it up.
Next to the spring and the face is ugly, suddenly said: "spring and appreciate the good intentions of Miss, but this dowry spring and can not receive. If Miss is not willing to take in spring and, spring and will find another place, if there is really that day, will not bother Miss. If that day comes, I won't worry about it. But if that day doesn't come, let Chunhe follow you around."
That box also does not open, hands on the ground, bowed down and said: "This kind of expensive gift is not worthy of spring and, please Miss take it back."
Xiaoxiao was anxious: "Hey, what's wrong with you two!"
Chun He stopped speaking and looked at him coldly.
At this time his face acne has been healed to seven or eight, the contours of the features are revealed, the nose is straight and thin lips, sideburns black as a knife cut. In the past days and diligently practicing martial arts boxing, his body was originally long and powerful, humane force gallant-like, that young man's constraints unconsciously faded most of the air, the hall of authority and style is hidden out.
This glance with anger and resentment, a glance, austere cleaners, smiling actually a chill in the heart, can not go on.
Jing Ying saw the scene to make a stalemate, busy said: "Miss and did not not want you, do not be anxious, slowly say."
Next to hold a tray of Jing Ming looked wrong, Miss Jing Ying gave away, even sinking Bik Chun and do not want, how will he!
Things hurt, sadness, holding that tray and huffed and cried.
Xiaoxiao anxious: "Jingming you cry again what!"
"I, wow, I don't want to leave Miss! If you don't want Jing Ming anymore, Miss, Jing Ming doesn't want to live either!"
Jing Ying stomped her feet, "Jing Ming, what mess are you adding to!"
Zhenxiu, who had been silent at the side, gave a giggle: "Miss, if you didn't want them, you shouldn't have chosen them in the first place. If you didn't want them, you shouldn't have chosen them in the first place. Now that you've thrown them away, you can't do right by them."
Xiaoxiao glared, "I didn't do anything to them, I raised them well and taught them to practice martial arts and literacy, how did I wrong them."
Shen Bi suddenly straightened up and quietly said, "Third Miss is right, she is only kind to us and never owes us anything. To Shen Bi is even more of a regenerative virtue. I just hope that Third Miss understands my and Chun He's desire to repay the favor and allow us to serve for a while longer. When the young lady is tired, we will definitely leave, and will not bother the young lady any more."
Although Xiaoxiao did not feel very satisfied, but people's words have been said to this point, can we still force people to marry immediately. Only nodded and agreed.
Spring and how also unwilling to accept the box, Shen Bi and persuade him some, only reluctantly received, but also always face, refused to touch with the eyes of the lady, a look of wounded pride.
Originally planned well want to put three one-time solution, the result is not satisfactory.
Xiaoxiao secretly thinking, it seems that these few are like the birds that are used to being raised, afraid that they will not be able to live if they are released, in order for them to realize that the world is wide outside, I am afraid that they still have to slowly grind.