Yu Tang is a very open-minded person.
Otherwise, during the years in the Li family, she would have been driven mad by Lin Shixuan.
Now that she has made a decision, she won't think about it.
Just do what they agreed to do.
Master Qian said that in order to restore the paintings, they had to make fakes for them. They copied three paintings, but they couldn't deliver the goods in a while, and they added thirty taels of silver.
Yu Wen made a quick decision and quietly borrowed thirty taels of silver from shopkeeper Tong Er, and returned it after an appointment to return to Lin'an. He was afraid that shopkeeper Tong Er would tell the story and make others suspect their purpose of going to Hangzhou, so Yu Wen repeatedly asked Tong Er The shopkeeper kept it a secret, and said: "I'm a scholar after all, it's too embarrassing for this word to spread. Just help me make things right."
In fact, he was afraid that someone would suspect his purpose of coming to Hangzhou.
There are a lot of down-and-out scholars, and even some officials don't have a lot of money. Shopkeeper Tong Er had seen a lot, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this matter." Then he asked Yu Wen to write an IOU and hid it in the warehouse of the pawn shop: "This place is more secure than the warehouse of the Hangzhou City Government Office. , don't worry!"
If Yu Wen didn't believe in Pei's pawn shop, he wouldn't come here to borrow money.
He thanked shopkeeper Tong Er well before returning to the inn.
Yu Tang had nothing to do in the inn, so he took advantage of these two days to not only make a flower head of crabapple flowers connected by stalks for Mrs. Chen, but also a pair of plum blossom head flowers of red velvet for the proprietress of the inn.
The proprietress was very happy after receiving it, and she praised her head flower well, and said: "I haven't seen such an exquisite thing for many years. Do you want to make some money for yourself? If you If you are interested, I can ask you how much the flower powder shop of Cai’s family charges. After you return to Lin’an, you can bring the finished flowers to Tong Da, the treasurer of Pei’s pawnshop, and I will sell them to Cai’s house for you. In the pollen shop."
Yu Tang never thought of making money from this in her two lifetimes, so she couldn't help but hesitated, and said, "Is the head flower I made really that good? Is the flower powder shop willing to accept it? I don't know how many head flowers I can make in a month." , I feel a little uncertain."
The proprietress smiled and said: "If you really want to do this business, go back and think about it carefully to see how much you can do in a month and how much you need to spend. When you have a plan in your mind, it's not too late to come to me again. Anyway, I can do it anytime. It's all here, you can find me as long as you come."
Yu Tang thanked and thanked again, and made seven or eight head flowers in a row during the few days of idle time. It happened that Yu Yuan came back to change clothes, and she asked Yu Yuan to help her calculate the cost.
This is really not ignorance, it is a shock.
For these seven or eight head flowers, it cost less than ten renminbi, and at least 30 renminbi a flower, and I made a lot of money.
Yu Yuan was thoughtful, and discussed with Yu Tang: "What do you think about our business?"
Occasionally, it is possible to make a few head flowers to supplement the family when you are free, but Yu Tang never thought about doing this business for a long time. But she will support whatever Yu Yuan wants to do.
"Brother, go and inquire about the market!" Yu Tang said.
Yu Yuan thought for a while, and finally sighed, and said with a bitter smile: "Forget it! Dad is all about revitalizing our family's lacquerware shop."
Yu Tang had never visited Hangzhou City like this before, and he always thought that the shop at home was pretty good. Now after visiting the city of Hangzhou, I feel that Lin'an is a bit small, and I understand why Yu Yuan is a little restless. But there are some roads that Yu Yuan has to walk, feel, choose and fight for by himself.
She smiled, and asked about Master Qian's affairs: "You've been staying there for the past few days, are you doing well?"
"Successful!" Yu Yuan said, "Master Qian's craftsmanship is still worth mentioning."
When he brought back the work he had done, everyone looked left and right, but they couldn't see any difference from the original picture. Yu Wen was amazed, and wanted to know Master Qian very much, but was rejected very directly by Master Qian. Yu Wen was very disappointed, but knowing that such a thing cannot be forced, he packed his luggage and prepared to return to Lin'an.
Yu Tang asked Yu Yuan to accompany her to the alley selling gouache hair accessories, and bought some materials and tools for making head flowers. Before leaving for Lin'an, Yu Wen took them to thank Pei Yan.
But Pei Yan and Zhou Zhuangyuan went to Huai'an.
According to shopkeeper Tong Er, Zhou Zhuangyuan's nephew was transferred to the prefect of Huai'an, and Zhou Zhuangyuan pulled Pei Yan over.
Yu Wen was very envious, and said: "Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. I don't know when I will be able to do this."
Traveling on a boat is dangerous, but Yu Tang doesn't want Yu Wen to go a long way.
She said bluntly: "That's because the third master of the Pei family and Zhou Zhuangyuan have acquaintances. You should stay at home with me and mother!"
Yu Wen laughed haha, touched his daughter's soft and bright black hair, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm just envious. Let me leave you and your mother to go out to play. It's okay for three or four days, but it won't work after a long time." gone."
Yu Tang pursed his lips and smiled.
They thanked the owner and his wife of the inn, and boarded the boat at the small pier not far from Pei's pawn shop.
The wind is going smoothly, but within two hours, Tiaoxi Pier is in sight.
The big sign of Pei's pawn shop was still shaking in the wind, and the pier was still so lively.
But Yu Tang seemed to have been away for a year or so, even the hustle and bustle became more intimate.
She jumped off the plank.
Shopkeeper Tong Da shouted at her from a distance: "Slow down, slow down, be careful of falling into the water."
Yu Tang giggled, and stepped forward to salute Tong Da's shopkeeper.
Shopkeeper Tong came forward with a smile, and greeted Yu Wen: "My brother said that you are coming back today. I was wondering why you didn't arrive, but I didn't expect you to arrive. How was your trip to Hangzhou?"
"Very good!" Yu Wen walked shoulder to shoulder with shopkeeper Tong Da, and thanked him at the same time, "If it wasn't for brother Ling, our girl would have suffered." He told shopkeeper Tong Da about asking for a doctor. .
Yu Tang said angrily from the side: "Father, it's fine if you talk to shopkeeper Tong Da, you can't talk to the second person."
Yu Wen and shopkeeper Tong Da were stunned, and then laughed loudly, saying: "The little girl is shy. We will definitely not talk about it in the future, no more."
Shopkeeper Tong Da invited Yu Wen to drink tea and rest in the shop.
Yu Wen thought about the Chen family at home, so he politely refused.
Yu Tang sent a few of the head flowers she made to the female family members of Tong's family.
Both Mrs. Tong and Mrs. Tong liked it very much. Knowing that Yu Tang made it himself, they took out handkerchiefs or brocade socks as gifts, and told Yu Tang to come and visit with Mrs. Chen when he was free.
Yu Tang responded with a smile.
When I got home, I generously started to deliver the things I made
Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Chen, Shuangtao, Ma Xiuniang, Mrs. Ma... the female relatives of Mr. Wu's family next door also gave a box.
Everyone praised Yu Tang's dexterity one after another, only Mrs. Chen asked Yu Tang suspiciously: "You really did this? Didn't you buy it?"
Yu Tang made one for Mrs. Chen on the spot.
Chen was very surprised, hugged Yu Tang and smiled: "You child, I didn't expect to have such a craft. When did you learn it? Why don't I know?"
Yu Tang didn't tell Chen Shi.
At night, when Chen Shi and Yu Wen whispered, they blamed themselves a little, saying: "Although I'm sick and don't have the energy to take care of A-Tang, I'm still too negligent to her, she will give me a headache Do not know at all."
But Yu Wen was thinking about the map, he replied vaguely, and said, "Go to sleep quickly! Don't worry about it. Ah Tang has an idea now. She can support the family in the future, and we might return I can really enjoy her blessing."