Delicate Flower Chapter 97: Frustration

The most common shops around Wulin Gate are silk and satin shops.

Perhaps it is because the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and shops will close within a few days of opening. There are so many people on the street, shoulder to shoulder, that there are heads everywhere as far as you can see.

Yu Tang followed Yu Yuan closely, looking left and right at the surrounding shops, and soon saw the Sheng family's lacquerware shop.

The eight-bay wide facade with the tall red sign looks similar to the shop next to it, but the black door leaf is inlaid with transparent glass. In the winter, other shops are hung with thick glass Only in their house can one vaguely see the figure of the person inside the cotton curtain, which is different at first glance.

As she got closer, she found that all the young men who were greeted in the Sheng's lacquerware shop were all handsome and handsome. They were all wearing the same green parrot silk robes, with straight backs and straight faces. All were filled with warm smiles. Seeing Yu Tang being squeezed, a boy stepped forward to help her stop the crowd, and said to her with concern: "Miss, please be careful. You are not crowded anywhere, are you?"

Yu Tang smiled and thanked the boy.

The boy didn't know whether he was too busy or embarrassed, his face was red, and he hurriedly welcomed her and Yu Yuan into the shop. There was no sign of being contemptuous as she had expected before coming.

Yu Tang couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart when he thought about the few guys at home who were very cautious when looking at people.

When she entered the shop, she realized that the shop was also crowded with people. The shelves of the lacquerware shops she had seen were all open, and everyone could touch them and look at them at will. However, Sheng's shop had a counter. After stopping, everything is put in a transparent glass cabinet. The boy behind the counter will show the customer whatever he wants to see. Only the large lacquerware, such as screens, are placed in the open space next to Duobao Pavilion, where people can watch and enjoy them. So even though there are many people in the shop, there is no need to worry about losing things.

Yu Yuan came to visit yesterday and couldn't help but whisper to Yu Tang: "Look, how good their business is!"

Yu Tang nodded calmly.

The young man said attentively: "Master, Miss, what do you want to buy? Do you want to recommend it? Seeing that the Spring Festival is coming, does the Master want to buy something for the elders? Or come in to take a look? What if it is for the elders? Just come here and take a look to see if there is anything suitable. If you come in and take a look, I will introduce to you what we sell and what you need in the future. Come back to our store and take a closer look."

These guys are specially trained.

Yu Tang thought in his heart.

In her previous life, she had seen such a shop clerk.

It's just that the clerks in those shops are not as well dressed as the clerks at Shengjia Lacquerware, nor are they as energetic as their clerks.

Lu silk is a material that only some squires can afford to wear. The Sheng family actually wears it for the young men in the shop. They are very wealthy. It is no wonder that her brother is short of breath. What's more, the Sheng family is probably the first in Hangzhou to train shop assistants.

I just don’t know if this method was invented by their family.

In the next few years, everyone will follow suit. Even in Lin'an City, some shops have begun to train their waiters in this way.

It seems that not only do their products sell well, but they also have their own way of managing the store and personnel.

Yu Tang observed secretly.

Yu Yuan already said: "We are just here to take a look. If there are any good things, we will buy a few back."

The young man glanced at Yu Tang and thought he understood their purpose. He smiled and took them to a counter selling small boxes and mirrors. The young man squeezed in first and pointed to the people standing aside. The Yu brothers and sisters said to the young man who was selling: "These two customers want to see interesting small objects."

One of the boys who had just brought something to a customer glanced at the two of them, immediately turned around and got a tray, placed a few small items on it and gave it to the boy who squeezed in and said: " These are all newly released before the Spring Festival. Do you think the young master and the young lady like them? If not, I will help you get them."

The young man thanked him, took the tray and squeezed out of the counter. He politely said to the two of them: "Young Master and Miss, let's see if there is anything you like? These things also come with matching storage boxes, pen and ink cartridges... ”

Yu Yuan looked over intently and saw that there were several rouge boxes, lipstick boxes, etc. made with the "color lining" technique placed on the tray. They were all exquisite, small, jewel-like objects, very suitable for women in the boudoir. use.

He took a few and looked at them carefully.

Yu Tang just glanced at it and didn't look at it again.

In her previous life, thanks to the Li family, she had seen the treasure inlays made by the inner court, but the colored mother-of-pearl inlays from the Sheng family were not that amazing to her.

She was looking at the customers and clerks in the shop.

There are a lot of waiters, and almost every customer can be taken care of. Those who cannot be taken care of can also be answered as soon as they ask. Although there are many customers in the shop and it is extremely busy, there is no dissatisfied customer.

There are many kinds of goods in the shop, ranging from small boxes for holding gold and three things, to twelve screens as large as screens. There are also many special patterns. In addition to the traditional Magu birthday greetings and the like, there are also some new ones. The Four Gentlemen of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum is like a painting, with a lot of white space, but there are also very complicated patterns with no meaning, like the box made of imitation treasures inlaid with various inlays in the hand of his elder brother. Various types of shell beads show colorful light under the light.

This is not a shop that can be imitated casually.

Yu Tang and Yu Yuan squeezed out of the shop without buying anything, but the boy sent them out as considerately as welcoming them in. He also introduced his name and asked them to look for them next time they came here. If he is not satisfied with anything in the shop, he can customize it for them according to their requirements.

Yu Yuan smiled and thanked the young man, and went to Gu's shop with Yu Tang. It wasn't until he left Sheng's shop far behind that he smiled bitterly and said to Yu Tang: "Now you know that I Why are you depressed? Alas, if our shop could have one-fifth, no, one-tenth of the business of this shop, I would be satisfied."

Yu Tang encouraged Yu Yuan with a smile and said: "Let's take our time. Isn't their lacquerware shop the only one in Hangzhou? Changsheng is the largest silk and satin shop in Hangzhou. Is it possible that other than Changsheng, there are no other silk and satin shops? Will the business be successful?"

Yu Yuan sighed: "There is always someone on top of you. No matter how hard you try, you can't catch up. You will always have to chase after others. What fun can you have?"

Yu Tang laughed heartily and encouraged her eldest cousin: "Why don't we give it a try and see if we can make a better lacquer shop than the Sheng family."

Yu Yuan hesitated for a moment.

Yu Tang cheered up and said loudly and enthusiastically: "Let's go and see what other lacquerware shops sell?"

Yu Yuan looked at Yu Tang's gorgeous smile like a summer flower, and felt much better. He smiled and said, "Shall we go to the Gu's shop first? I heard from Miss Gu's brother-in-law that the Gu family has a lot of social activities during the Chinese New Year. His mother will not leave the house during the Chinese New Year. If we want to meet Miss Gu’s wet nurse, we must hurry up. If we can’t meet her today, we will have to wait until the New Year is over.”

Yu Tang rushed to the Gu family to talk about the Li family before the New Year, didn't he just want to make the two families uneasy during the New Year? If you wait until the New Year is over, what's the point?

"You don't need to talk much, just be useful." Yu Tang waved his hand disapprovingly and said, "We still have one afternoon? Why don't we visit the lacquer shops in Hangzhou first and see what they sell? Which patterns sell best."

This takes too much time.

Moreover, the booming business of the Shengjia Lacquerware Shop also hit Yu Yuan a bit.

"It's like those lacquerwares are free of charge." He muttered in a low voice.

Yu Tang laughed and pulled her brother into a lacquerware shop not far from Sheng's house.

There were only five or six scattered customers in the shop, and the young man was lazy and lacked energy.

Yu Tang looked carefully. This lacquerware shop sells lacquerware of various craftsmanship, and they all sell traditional patterns.

The Yu brothers and sisters visited several lacquerware shops in succession. Yu Tang gradually had some impressions in his mind. It was also lunch time. Yu Yuan and the others went to Yao San'er's shop at this time. Yao San'er must be sure Invite them to lunch. Although Yao San'er's business was good, he could only make ends meet and support his family. Yu Yuan was too embarrassed to bother him anymore, thinking that Yu Tang rarely went out with him, so he might as well take her to a restaurant.

He thought for a while, took Yu Tang to an alley, and found a small noodle shop with only seven or eight tables, but a large group of people waiting outside. He said to Yu Tang: "Don't look at this noodle shop. But it is very famous. It has been opened here for several generations. This is what Yao Saner brought me to eat when I was in Hangzhou last time. Their most famous thing is the bamboo shoot noodles. You can try it to see if it suits your appetite. ”

Yu Tang has liked to run out since she was a child. Like all children, she always feels that food outside is better than food at home. Although he has grown up now, he was detained in the Li family for six or seven years in his previous life. Not only has his temperament not changed as he grows older, but he likes to go out more and more.

She smiled and followed Yu Yuan and waited for a long time before sitting down at two seats.

Yu Yuan ordered two bowls of bamboo shoots noodles skillfully, and then whispered to Yu Tang about the lacquerware shop: "I was thinking that after the Chinese New Year, I would come to Hangzhou to live for a while and stay at their house. Stand in front of the shop and see what they sell every day..."

Although this method is stupid, it is very practical.

But her brother is getting married next March~IndoMTL.com~Is he going to leave his bride and come to Hangzhou alone?

Yu Tang felt a little unrealistic, and was about to persuade Yu Yuan, but heard a familiar voice: "Boss, how long do you have to wait?"

As soon as she looked up, she saw a young man dressed as a 17- or 18-year-old waiter supporting a woman who looked to be in her early thirties, with a round face and big eyes, standing at the door of the noodle shop.

This is really effortless.

They actually met Gu Xi's nanny and her nanny brother in this small noodle shop.

Even more coincidentally, a couple sitting opposite them had finished eating and were about to get up to pay.

Yu Tang immediately pulled Yu Yuan's sleeve.

Yu Yuan understood and hurriedly waved to Gu Xi’s breast-brother: “Brother Gu, here!”

It was as if the two of them were together with Brother Gu Xiru, and they had come in advance to reserve seats.