Hu Xing broke out in a cold sweat from Shu Qing's words.
He only thought about how to do this well, let the Pei family show off, so that he could return to the list of people worthy of entrustment in Pei Yan, but he forgot that the most taboo thing in the Pei family is showing off.
Shu Qing is not someone who talks nonsense casually.
"Thank you, thank you!" Hu Xing said repeatedly, "When Mr. Shu is free someday, 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 is not from Lin'an, but came back from the capital with Pei Yan. Hu Xing doesn't know exactly where he is from or what experiences he has had.
Including Chen Qi, the accountant, and Zhao Zhen, the coachman, he was neither familiar nor understood.
Shu Qing smiled, said "OK" politely, and went to do her own business.
Hu Xing stood under the shade of a tree and stayed in a daze for a long time before leaving.
Shopkeeper Xiao Tong went even smoother than Yu Tang expected. On the third day after she met shopkeeper Tong Da, news came from the pawn shop that the shopkeepers of the Tong family had found two incense-making masters. , but he had to bring his family and a dozen of his apprentices; there was another Mi, from Wuchang, in his early forties, who also wanted to bring a family of four and two apprentices. When Xiao Tong introduced the two masters, he said: "Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Master Xun's old boss is gone, and his new boss wants to change careers, so they gave him a sum of money for retirement. But his son, son-in-law, and apprentice all learn from this. Yes, he wants to find a way out for them, and he himself may not make incense anymore. As for Master Mi, he was in the prime of his life, and he left Jiangnan because he was at odds with his old club. Which one should he choose? , and ask Miss Yu to come up with an idea."
Yu Tang thought that Mr. Pei Lao'an asked some Miss Pei to take charge of this matter, so he sent a letter to the Miss Pei's family to ask for their opinions. Who knew that the young ladies of the Pei family were all busy with the Buddha Bathing Festival, the second young lady simply said: "Since this matter has been handed over to Sister Yu, I will trouble Sister Yu to make up her mind."
It's like throwing away.
Yu Tang smiled wryly.
She really complied with that sentence, whoever came up with the idea will do it, how could this matter become her own business.
Fortunately, shopkeeper Xiao Tong is also an open-minded person like shopkeeper Tong Da. 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 a few Miss Pei the reason for your choice." It’s enough for the Miss Pei to have a reference when they encounter such things in the future. This is also the reason why Lao An asked the Miss Pei to be in charge—they will all marry into rich families in the future, can it be true? Is it okay to take care of these things? Even if there is something wrong, there are husbands and uncles in the husband’s family, and brothers and sisters in the mother’s family, and some people give them advice. Lao An is also afraid that they will be less knowledgeable, so he drags them around here and there.”
After thinking about it, Yu Tang thought it made sense, so he said to the shopkeeper Xiaotong, "I want to choose that Master Mi."
Shopkeeper Xiao Tong was taken aback.
Most people usually choose Master Xun.
Master Mi had a quarrel with his original employer, which was very criticized.
Yu Tang said: "The two you are looking for are well-known incense makers in the local area. It should not be difficult for Master Mi to find a living, but he would rather leave his hometown. Obviously he does not want to fight with his original boss. It can be seen that this person There is still a bit of a bottom line, and the discord with the original owner may be another story. As for Master Xun, all his sons, sons-in-law and apprentices follow him to learn how to make incense. He is over 60 years old, and the new owner is changing careers. People and apprentices can't find a good job to do, and he needs to come forward to help with the work. It can be seen that if it wasn't for his sons, sons-in-law and apprentices who didn't work hard and didn't learn how to make incense from him, it was because he cherished himself with a broom. He didn’t pass on his skills to his successors. Even if we invite such people, I’m afraid they won’t sincerely teach the masters and laymen of Ku’an Temple how to make incense. However, the specific temperament of the two people still depends. Only when you get in touch will you know."
Shopkeeper Xiao Tong nodded secretly.
He also meant to test Yu Tang when he said this. If Yu Tang trusted him, she would believe the information he provided; if she didn't trust him, she would only believe what she saw with her own eyes. This is related to his attitude towards Yu Tang in the future.
Now is the best result.
Shopkeeper Xiao Tong stopped hiding. He said: "I want to invite the two masters to come and have a try." At this point, he smiled at Yu Tang before continuing, "Just to help us make a batch of incense sticks and incense sticks."
This is to use the opportunity of trial to let the two masters help Ku'an Temple to do things!
Yu Tang pursed his lips and smiled, "It's possible!"
Shopkeeper Xiao Tong also narrowed his eyes.
The two reached an agreement tacitly, and each felt that the other was a smart and flexible person who should be able to work well together in the future.
Soon, the two masters arrived in Lin'an.
During this period, Yu Tang also went on a blind date.
Like the previous few times, Yu Tang still didn't feel anything. Yu Wen felt that this kid was fairly honest, but Chen was picky about others not being tall enough to match Yu Tang.
Yu Wen also had a rare fight with Chen Shi: "Isn't the most important thing to marry is character and talent?"
Chen said: "But that child is too short. Do you want to have a very short grandson in the future?"
Maybe because the members of the Yu family are not too tall, they have a certain obsession with height.
Like Yu Yuan, he was satisfied when he saw Xiangshi. But in the eyes of outsiders, Xiang's people are tall and big, and they are not white. From the appearance point of view, marrying Yu Yuan is a bit high.
Yu Wen immediately fell silent.
Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief.
She felt that she still had a lot of things to do, and she didn't want to get married so soon.
And according to the previous agreement between the shopkeeper Xiao Tong and the two incense makers, as soon as the two incense makers settled down in the two farmhouses near the Ku'an Temple, he personally sent the two masters' carriage and horse fees there, and it was not too late. He euphemistically expressed that it wasn't that he didn't believe in the craftsmanship of the two incense makers, but that the owner liked to "take a mule or a horse for a walk", and he, a small shopkeeper, could only follow orders. He also coaxed the two masters, "We must show the best craftsmanship and make the best incense, otherwise I, the recommender, can't give an explanation to the owner."
The two incense masters naturally agreed with each other.
Shopkeeper Xiaotong delivered the prepared spices and went to Ku'an Temple.
The host master of Ku'an Temple has followed what the shopkeeper Xiao Tong said, and through observation these days, he has found more than a dozen lay Buddhists with good hands and feet. Shopkeeper Xiao Tong said: "In order to make our Ku'an Temple stand out, the Pei family not only funded the lecture conference at Zhaoming Temple, but also invited two masters to help us make incense at Ku'an Temple, but we can't stand by. When you go, you must help the two masters."
The attitude of the two masters towards these laymen also determines who will be hired in the end.
Within a few days, the two masters made incense coils the size of foot basins and incense sticks as thick as arms. Shopkeeper Xiao Tong invited Yu Tang and several ladies from the Pei family to try the incense to see if the incense would go out or break in the middle of burning. This is the reason why it is not easy to make incense coils with the size of feet and incense sticks with thick arms.
Of course, neither Yu Tang nor the young lady of the Pei family could really wait until the incense coils and incense sticks had been burned—it would take days and nights. But I went to have a look when the shopkeeper Xiaotong brought the incense, and then found a hallway to light the incense, smelled the fragrance, and ran together to whisper, there were guards in the hallway The maid told them whether these Buddhist incenses were good or bad.
"What clothes will Sister Yu plan to wear that day?" This is what the Fourth Miss is most concerned about, and she said excitedly, "I made three sets of clothes, and the second and third sisters are perfunctory to me, so it's okay to say anything. Wait for Sister Yu Help me take a look. I will wear whichever suit you say looks good."
Fifth Miss said angrily: "Sister Yu, don't listen to her. We all said that she would wear that pink suit well, but that pink suit should be worn with pearl jewelry. She finally wore a new golden phoenix with pearls in it. She wants to wear this step to Zhaoming Temple, where she is struggling with what to wear." She said, inviting Yu Tang, "My sister hasn't come for a while, and the peony flowers in our backyard are about to bloom. Are you free? I'll ask my mother-in-law to send you a letter when the time comes, so come and enjoy the flowers! This year, I added a few green peonies to my house, and this is the first time I've seen them."
Yu Tang wondered: "The third master doesn't like flowers?"
Fifth Miss snorted dissatisfiedly: "Even if Third Uncle doesn't like it any more, he can still take care of it in my grandmother's yard! The green peony was sent by the Song family. My grandmother liked it very much and even rewarded my grandmother. Mom, a pot. But my mother is afraid that it will not be able to take care of it, so I still put it in my grandmother’s flower room.”
Yu Tang knew about the relationship between the Song family and the Pei family.
She responded with a smile: "Then remember to ask the mother-in-law to tell me that I have only heard of the green peony, but have not seen it yet."
The third lady sneered, "The Song family has always been in the Three Treasures Palace for nothing, what are they going to do this time?"
Miss Wu hesitated and said: "It should be all right? The people who came here only said that the Song family had built two new big boats on the Taihu Lake, and that when the big boats were launched, they wanted to invite grandma to take a look. Isn't this a big deal?"
The third lady warned the fifth lady: "Anyway, we have to pay more attention to what their family does. Try not to move around if you can." Then she sighed, "Aunt and grandma are good in everything, but this relative is not good."
Yu Tang laughed straight after hearing this, and said: "The emperor has three poor relatives, and you can't expect all the in-laws to be good-natured!"
The third lady blushed, and said, "I just think the Song family is too careless about things." As for why they are not particular, the third lady didn't say anything, and Yu Tang didn't want to ask too much, but the Song family built a big ship, but left it to Yu Tang was deeply impressed.
I don't know if it is safe for Jiang Chao to go out to sea this time.
If they can return safely, the Yu family will be lucky.
Yu Tang was thinking in his heart, but the second lady complained in his ears: "Don't you look like you are competing for beauty? On the day of the Buddha's Day, we can only watch the excitement in the wing room. What are you doing in such a good dress? ?”
What's the meaning
All eyes were on the second lady.
The second lady said: "Don't you all know? The rules of the Buddha Bathing Festival have come out, and the donations before the lecture will not be seen by any family. The things will be handed over to Zhaoming Temple in advance, and then the Zhike monks of Zhaoming Temple will sing." Just drink the roster. All the female relatives are not allowed to go out to watch the excitement."