Delicate Flower Chapter 147: Be a guest

Yu Tang spent a long time there thinking wildly, until Mrs. Chen asked her to learn how to make Double Ninth Cake.

Grind glutinous rice and ground rice soaked overnight into pulp, cut red and green preserved fruits into shreds, combine brown sugar, chestnut powder, and lard into sugar, and spread them layer by layer on the steamer...the Double Ninth Cake made by her mother. A little different from others. Others use brown sugar, red beans and lard to synthesize sugar, but their Double Ninth Cake uses brown sugar and chestnut powder. The Double Ninth Cake made this way is as white as snow, has the unique fragrance of chestnut, and is not greasy. Especially favored by Yu Wen's classmates and friends. Therefore, their family makes a lot of gifts every Double Ninth Festival.

This year, Ma Xiu’s maiden family was also added.

Ms. Chen told Yu Tang: "Go back quickly, we will go to your Wu Shibo's house for dinner later."

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Yu family invited the Wu family to a crab feast. On the Double Ninth Festival, the Wu family invited the Yu family to a crab feast.

Even Yu Bo's family was invited.

"Okay." Yu Tang responded loudly, went to change clothes, and went to Zhang's house carrying the freshly baked Double Ninth Cake that was still hot.

Ma Xiuniang has not been able to return to her former slimness, while Qing'er is getting fatter and fatter, like a glutinous rice dumpling. She can't stand her neck up yet, but she is unwilling to lie in other people's arms and insists on being held up. Holding her little head, she has to move around to let her look around, otherwise she will cry loudly.

"You must have spoiled her during her months!" Ma Xiuniang pretended to be unhappy and complained to Yu Tang while holding her daughter around the house, "This is all a debt. Just wait for me. Okay."

Yu Tang smiled sheepishly at Ma Xiuniang.

Ma Xiuniang finally coaxed her daughter to sleep and gave her daughter to the wet nurse. Only then did she have time to sit down and talk to Yu Tang about herself.

"Is your marriage not settled yet?" She was very concerned about this matter. "Otherwise, just leave the government. I think your cousin is a really good person. He is in charge of the family. You can take care of it from the side." Some, your father and your mother will not be left without someone to take care of them."

Yu Tang doesn’t want to get married at all now. She casually responded with a few words in low interest, and then changed the topic to the Zhang family: "I heard that Mr. Zhang went to sit in a hotel, will he continue to do so in the future? ?"

Ma Xiuniang was also worried about this matter. She said: "Qing'er's father is a student. If he doesn't end up, he will be wasted. But he is also a stubborn person. After Qing'er is born, the family will need money. There are too many. I want to use my dowry to supplement the subsidy, but he won’t agree. Our sister-in-law is about to leave the government again..."

She sighed.

Only then did Yu Tang tell all his previous thoughts: "... Can you let Mr. Zhang draw a few patterns for our lacquerware? If you don't write his name, if someone asks, just say it was my brother who painted it. Yes, do you think it’s okay?”

Many scholars are ashamed to sacrifice themselves for money. Mr. Zhang is just an ordinary scholar now. If he becomes an official in the future, copying books for bookstores will be a noble thing, but painting patterns for merchants for money is craftsmanship, which competes with craftsmen. It's profitable, it's insulting to gentleness, and it will affect Mr. Zhang's reputation.

If someone else had brought up this matter, Ma Xiuniang would have kicked them out without even thinking about it, but it was Yu Tang who mentioned this matter. She knew Yu Tang’s character very well, he was tight-lipped, and he was a thoughtful person. Those who have ideas are trustworthy. But she couldn't say whether Mr. Zhang would be willing.

"Let me ask for you!" Ma Xiuniang didn't dare to say anything, "If he is willing, what should I worry about?"

Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the Yu family's lacquerware shop was rebuilt, the business was not as good as before. Mainly because during the time when Changxing Street was flooded, many people in Lin'an City who needed lacquerware had to go to Hangzhou City to buy them. After going there, they discovered that the lacquerware shops in Hangzhou City not only sold more complete items than those in Yujia's shop, but also went to Hangzhou City to buy them. Also novel in style. Some wealthy families in Lin'an City began to go to Hangzhou City to buy lacquerware, and the merchants always made money from the wealthy people. Their shops were not as good as before.

After the Double Ninth Festival, someone from the Pei family took Yu Tang to their house as a guest. This time Yu Tang was prepared. Not only did she bring a few silk flowers that she had made in the past few days, she also brought the osmanthus cake made by Chen.

This year's newly-pickled osmanthus candy has a fragrant aroma and fresh taste. When made into osmanthus cake, it looks like gold foil sprinkled on white snow. Just looking at it makes people feel appetizing.

Pei Lao'an ate two pieces in a row, but Mrs. Chen didn't dare to let Lao An eat any more: "You can save a few pieces for us greedy people to try."

Lao An laughed loudly and drank the remaining snacks.

Yu Tang was very happy and said: "If you like it, I will bring it to you next time I come here."

"The main reason is that the sweet-scented osmanthus candy is well made." Lao An praised, "Is this also your mother's craft? It seems that she makes good snacks."

Yu Tang pursed his lips and smiled.

Aunt Ji watched and called the tailor who had been waiting in Baoxia to come in.

The tailor is a forty-year-old woman with two women in their mid-twenties and sixties. The tailor was chubby, like a soft steamed bun, and his eyes were almost gone when he smiled. Of the two ladies, one is thin and silent, the other is slender and alert.

The three of them came in and bowed to Lao An and Yu Tang.

Lao An asked Mrs. Ji to help the tailor up. After receiving the courtesy from the two ladies, he pointed at Yu Tang and said to the tailor, "This is my niece, surnamed Yu." Then he pointed at the tailor. He said to Yu Tang: "This is the proprietress of Jinlu Building in Hangzhou City. Her husband's surname is Wang. You can just call her Aunt Wang." As for the two ladies, Lao An pointed at them without saying how to call them. Apparently he didn't remember them. The names of these two people.

Aunt Wang immediately said attentively: "These are my two apprentices, one's husband's surname is Li, and the other's husband's surname is Zhou."

Yu Tang stepped forward to say hello.

Aunt Wang kept saying she didn't dare, while the two ladies turned sideways, not daring to accept her courtesy.

Lao An didn't pay attention and asked Aunt Wang: "I heard that you brought new materials from Suzhou this time. Let me have a look."

Aunt Wang immediately responded, and she and her two apprentices went to bring in seven or eight pieces of fabric, and unfolded them one by one to show Lao An and Yu Tang: "Look at the white Tuanhua Hangzhou silk this month, which was woven in previous years. The flowers are either broken branches or waterweed patterns. This year’s product is the Eight Treasures of the Buddha. Because it is made of silver silk thread, from a distance, it looks like a piece of plain silk, but when you get closer, you can see the flower pattern... …and this piece, a dark green silk embroidered with white chrysanthemums, sober and elegant, perfect for a jacket. And this piece, an azure crane holding Ganoderma lucid tapestry, winter is here, just in time Make a cloak. I also brought some mink hair over. Although the variety is good, it is not as elegant as the one in Lao An Renfu. It can be used to make a cloak. For me, the most I can make is a bandana. Fortunately, it is white. The size can also be used..."

She was talking nonchalantly, Yu Tang didn't know whether the material was new or not, but the color of the material was either black and white or dark green. They were all wearable during the period of mourning, which showed that they were carefully thought out.

But Lao An said pickyly: "Didn't I tell you that I have a niece here? Why are they all made of plain materials?"

Aunt Wang and Yu Tang were both stunned.

Lao An already pulled the azure crane holding the Ganoderma lucid tapestry material and said with disdain: "This pattern is too old. Isn't there any weaving with patterns of the Four Gentlemen or cherries, apricots and plums?"

Aunt Wang reacted quickly and said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, yes! Didn't I just not understand Miss Yu's preferences for a while, so I didn't dare to bring too many styles? I'll have someone pick them up right now. Tomorrow You can arrive early in the morning."

Lao An curled his lips and said: "Wait for you, the day lilies are already cold. Mrs. Chen, take my key and open the warehouse. Choose some materials suitable for a little girl and give them to Miss Yu. Pick."

Aunt Chen responded with a smile.

Yu Tang took a breath of air.

This is no ordinary reward.

Just when she was about to push it, Lao An had already spoken: "I just like to dress up little girls. Mrs. Ji, go and invite the eldest lady and some of the younger ladies over, and let each of you make a few sets of clothes." ”

Yu Tang could no longer refuse, and smiled and thanked Lao An, and also made Lao An happy: "Thanks to you, I can wear clothes made by masters from Hangzhou City. During the New Year this year, I will also You can be in the limelight."

Lao An laughed, waved his hand nonchalantly, called Yu Tang over, and discussed the style of clothes: "I remember that there were twelve horse-faced skirts in fashion last year, are they still twelve this year? ”

Aunt Wang smiled and said: "Yuehua skirts are in fashion this year. They are made into pleats like a pick skirt, but spread out like a skirt. This summer, almost every woman in Hangzhou has one. Old An Ren, you have a slender figure, so you will look good in it."

As she spoke, she showed Lao An a skirt while looking at Yu Tang from the corner of her eye.

I don’t know if this Miss Yu is a relative of the Lao An people. She has been making clothes for the Lao An people for seven or eight years, but this is the first time I see this young lady. However, he looks really good! Even the relatives in Lao'an's natal family are all tall. This Miss Yu is neither tall nor short, and she doesn't look like her relatives in Lao'an. ~IndoMTL.com~ But he can let Lao An people help him make clothes, which shows that he is quite popular with Lao An people.

Thinking of this, she glanced at her apprentice Ms. Zhou, telling her to pay attention to Yu Tang's preferences and come back next time so that she could recommend fabrics and styles based on Yu Tang's preferences.

Mrs. Zhou nodded and focused on Yu Tang.

Yu Tang didn't pay attention, thinking that since it was a reward from Lao An, there was no need to be embarrassed. When Mrs. Chen opened Lao Anren's warehouse and brought a bunch of colorful materials, she picked out a piece of plain silk that was aqua-green, almost as if it had been washed white, and said with a smile: "This piece of material looks good. ”

Aunt Chen glanced at Yu Tang calmly, thinking to herself, no wonder the third master wanted to look highly at this Miss Yu. Although Lao An asked her to find some bright-colored materials to make clothes for the ladies, after all, the old man was still in his mourning period, so even if he had to choose, he shouldn't choose too bright-colored fabrics, so she still took a few pieces of aqua. , aqua blue plain fabric quilt. Unexpectedly, Miss Yu was also thoughtful. Instead of picking those Sichuan brocades and Kesi silk, she picked this Hangzhou silk named Bishuiqing.

Obviously Lao An noticed it and said with a smile: "The material of this one is too plain and not suitable for the Chinese New Year. I think the bright blue one is very good."