Delicate Flower Chapter 198: Select
Hu Xing was so frightened by Shu Qing's words that he broke into a cold sweat.
He only thought about how to do this well, let the Pei family shine, and return himself to the list of people worthy of being entrusted to Pei Yan, but he forgot that the Pei family's most taboo was being in the limelight.
Shu Qing is not someone who talks nonsense casually.
"Thank you, thank you so much!" Hu Xing said repeatedly, "When Mr. Shu is free one day, let's go have a drink together. There are no famous restaurants and wine shops in Lin'an City that I don't know about."
Shu Qing was not from Lin'an, but came back from the capital with Pei Yan. Hu Xing didn't know exactly where he was from or what his experience was.
Including the accountant Chen Qi and the coachman Zhao Zhen, he was unfamiliar with them.
Shu Qing smiled, said "ok" politely, and went to do his own thing.
Hu Xingze stood in the shade of the tree and was stunned for a long time before leaving.
The situation with Shopkeeper Xiao Tong was smoother than Yu Tang expected. On the third day after she met shopkeeper Tong Da, news came from the pawnshop. The shopkeepers of the Tong family found two incense-making masters. One was from Fuyang, his surname was Xun, and he was over sixty years old. , but they have to bring their whole family and a dozen of their apprentices. There is also a man named Mi, who is from Wuchang, who is in his early forties, and he also has to bring his family of four and two apprentices. When shopkeeper Xiao Tong introduced the two masters, he said: "Each has its pros and cons. Master Xun's old boss is no longer here, and the new boss is changing careers and gave him a sum of money to support him in his old age. But his son, son-in-law, and apprentices all learned this. Yes, he has to find a way out for them. He may not make incense anymore. As for Master Mi, he was in the prime of his life. He left the south of the Yangtze River because he had a disagreement with his old club. Which one to choose? , and please ask Miss Yu to come up with an idea."
Yu Tang thought that Pei Laoan had asked some Miss Pei to take charge of this matter, so he sent a letter to the ladies of the Pei family to ask for their opinions. Who would have thought that all the ladies in the Pei family would be busy with the Buddha's Bathing Day. The second young lady simply said: "Since this matter has been left to Sister Yu, I will trouble Sister Yu to make up her mind."
It looked like he was about to lose his grip.
Yu Tang smiled bitterly.
It really complied with that sentence, whoever came up with the idea did it, why did this matter become her alone?
Fortunately, Shopkeeper Xiao Tong is also an open-minded person like Shopkeeper Tong. Not only did he not laugh at her, but he also comforted her: "It's okay, we often encounter such things. You just need to tell me the reasons for your choice. Miss Pei, just let Miss Pei have a reference when encountering such things in the future. This is also the reason why Lao An people let several Miss Pei take charge - they will all marry into wealthy families in the future, right? Do you really want to take care of these things? Even if something happens, there are husbands and uncles in the husband's family, brothers and sisters in the mother's family, and some people will give them advice. Lao'an is also afraid that they have little knowledge, so they drag them here and there. Moving around."
Yu Tang thought about it and thought it made sense, so he said to shopkeeper Xiao Tong: "I want to choose that Master Mi."
Shopkeeper Xiao Tong was stunned.
Most people usually choose Master Xun.
Master Mi was at odds with his original employer, which was very criticized.
Yu Tang said: "The two you are looking for are famous local incense makers. It shouldn't be difficult for Master Mi to find a job to make a living, but he would rather leave his hometown. Obviously he doesn't want to compete with his original employer. It can be seen that this person still has some bottom line. He is not on good terms with his original employer, and maybe there is another inside story. As for Master Xun, his son, son-in-law, and apprentices all followed him to learn incense making. He is over sixty years old, and the new owner is changing careers. His family and apprentices couldn't find anything good to do, and they needed him to help with the work. It can be seen that if his sons, sons-in-law, and apprentices didn't work hard and didn't learn his method of making incense, it would be He treasured his broom very much and did not pass on his skills to his descendants. Even if we invited such a person here, I am afraid he would not sincerely teach the masters and laymen of Ku'an Temple how to make incense. However, what is the specific temperament of the two people? , you still have to get in touch to know."
Shopkeeper Xiao Tong nodded secretly.
He also said this with the intention of testing Yu Tang. If Yu Tang trusts him, she will believe the information he provides; if she doesn't trust him, she will only believe what she sees with her own eyes. This is related to how he will treat Yu Tang in the future.
Now is the best result.
Shopkeeper Xiao Tong no longer hides and tucks in. He said: "I want to invite both masters to come over and give it a try." At this point, he smiled at Yu Tang before continuing, "Just in time to help us make a batch of coiled incense and string incense."
This is to take advantage of the trial opportunity to let both masters help Kuan Temple!
Yu Tang pursed his lips and smiled, saying: "It works!"
Shopkeeper Xiao Tong also narrowed his eyes.
The two reached a tacit agreement, and each felt that the other was a smart and flexible person who should be able to work well together in the future.
Soon, both masters arrived in Lin'an.
During this period, Yu Tang also went on a blind date.
Similar to the previous times, Yu Tang still felt nothing. Yu Wen thinks this guy is quite honest, but Chen finds fault with others because they are not tall enough to be worthy of Yu Tang.
Yu Wen also had a rare argument with Mr. Chen: "Isn't the most important thing when getting married a person's character, talent and learning?"
Ms. Chen said: "But that child is a little too short. Do you want to have a very short grandson in the future?"
Maybe because the people in the Yu family are not very tall, they have a certain obsession with height.
Like Yu Yuan, he felt satisfied as soon as he saw Xiangshi. But in the eyes of outsiders, Xiang's family is tall and tall, and not fair. In terms of appearance, marrying Yu Yuan is a bit high.
Yu Wen immediately fell silent.
Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief.
She feels that she still has a lot of things to do, and she doesn’t want to get married so soon.
According to the previous agreement between shopkeeper Xiao Tong and the two incense masters, as soon as the two incense masters settled down in the two farmhouses near Ku'an Temple, he personally sent the two masters' travel expenses there. , and expressed tactfully that it was not that he did not believe in the craftsmanship of the two perfume masters, but that the owner liked to "take out a mule or a horse for a walk," and as a small shopkeeper, he could only follow orders. He also coaxed the two masters, "You must use your best craftsmanship to make the best incense, otherwise I, the recommender, will not be able to give an explanation to the owner."
The two perfume masters responded naturally to each other.
Shopkeeper Xiao Tong presented the prepared spices and went to Ku'an Temple.
" He also followed the previous instructions of shopkeeper Xiao Tong: "In order to make our Ku'an Temple stand out, the Pei family not only funded the lecture conference in Zhaoming Temple, but also invited two masters to help our Ku'an Temple make incense, but we ourselves You can't just sit back and watch. When you go, you must help the two masters."
The attitude of the two masters towards these lay people also determines who will be hired in the end.
Within a few days, both masters made incense coils the size of a footbath and incense sticks as thick as a child's arm. Shopkeeper Xiao Tong invited Yu Tang and several ladies from the Pei family to test the incense to see if the incense would go out or break when lit. This is why it is difficult to make incense coils the size of a foot plate and incense sticks as thick as an arm.
Of course, neither Yu Tang nor the ladies of the Pei family can really wait until the incense coils and incense sticks are burned out - it will take several days and nights. I just went to have a look when the shopkeeper Xiao Tong brought the incense, and then I found a hall to light the incense, smelled the fragrance, and then ran together to whisper. There was a guard in the hall. The maid and mother-in-law told them whether the Buddhist incense was good or bad.
"What clothes are Sister Yu going to wear that day?" This is what the Fourth Miss is most concerned about. She said with excitement on her face, "I made three sets of clothes, but the Second Sister and the Third Sister were perfunctory with me and said they were okay. Wait. Sister Huiyu, help me take a look. I will wear whichever suit you think looks good."
The fifth lady said angrily: "Sister Yu, don't listen to her. We all said that she looked good in that pink suit, but that pink suit would look better if she wore pearl jewelry. In the end, she got a new golden phoenix with pearls in it. "Bu Yao, she wants to wear this Bu Yao to Zhaoming Temple, and she is struggling with what to wear there." She said, inviting Yu Tang, "Sister has not been here for a few days, and the peonies in our backyard are about to bloom. Are you free these days? I will ask my mother-in-law to send you a letter then, and you can come and enjoy the flowers! This year, there are several new green peonies in the house, and this is the first time I have seen them."
Yu Tang asked curiously: "Don't the third masters not like flowers?"
Miss Fifth snorted dissatisfied: "Even if Third Uncle doesn't like it, he can still control it in my grandmother's yard! Those green peonies were sent by someone from the Song family. My grandmother liked it and rewarded her with it. I gave it to my grandma in a pot. But my grandma was afraid that she wouldn’t be able to raise it well, so she still kept it in my grandmother’s flower room.”
Yu Tang knows the relationship between the Song family and the Pei family.
She responded with a smile: "Then remember to ask your mother-in-law to tell me when the time comes. I have only heard of green peony, but I have never seen it."
The third lady sneered and said: "The Song family always goes to the Three Treasures Hall for no matter what. What are they going to do this time?"
Miss Wu hesitated and said, "It shouldn't be anything, right? The people who came here only said that the Song family had built two new big boats on the Taihu Lake. They said that when the big boats were launched, they wanted to ask grandma to come over and take a look. This is not a big deal. Right?"
The third young lady warned the fifth young lady: "Anyway, we have to be careful about everything they do. If we can't move around, try not to move around." She also sighed, "My great-aunt is good at everything, but this family is not good. ”
Yu Tang laughed after hearing this~IndoMTL.com~ and said: "The emperor has three poor relatives, so you can't expect all of your in-laws to be of good character!"
The third lady's face turned red and she said, "I just think the Song family is too unscrupulous in doing things." As for why the Song family was so unscrupulous, the third lady didn't say anything more, and Yu Tang didn't ask much, but the Song family built a big ship, but Yu Tang didn't know how to do it. Tang was deeply impressed.
I wonder if Jiang Chao’s trip to the sea will be safe this time.
If we can return safely, the Yu family will be in good luck.
Yu Tang was thinking in her heart, but the second lady’s complaint came to her ears: “Can you please stop acting like you are competing for beauty? On the Buddha’s Day, we can only watch the excitement in the wing, wearing such clothes What's good to do?"
What does it mean?
Everyone’s eyes turned to the second young lady.
The second lady said: "Don't you all know? The regulations for the Buddha Bathing Festival have been released. No one will come forward to donate money before the sermon. The things will be handed over to Zhaoming Temple in advance, and then the donations from Zhaoming Temple will be handed over to Zhaoming Temple." All the Zhike monks need to do is sing and drink with the roster. All the female relatives are not allowed to go out to watch the fun."