Around Wulin Gate are mostly silk and satin shops.
Or because the Chinese New Year is coming soon, the shops will be closed within a few days, and there are so many people on the street, shoulder to shoulder, that at a glance, there are heads everywhere.
Yu Tang followed closely behind Yu Yuan, looked left and right, looked at the surrounding shops, and after a while, he saw the Sheng family's lacquerware shop.
The eight-room-wide facade, with a bright red man-high guise, looks similar to the shop next door, but the black lacquered door is inlaid with transparent glass. In winter, other shops are hung with thick cotton curtains. Only their family can vaguely see the figure inside, which is different at a glance.
When she got closer, she found that all the young men who greeted and sent off in the Sheng family lacquerware shop were all handsome, and all wore parrot-green silk robes of the same color, with straight backs and faces full of smiles. Warm smile. Seeing Yu Tang being squeezed, a young man took the initiative to help her stop the crowd, and said to her with concern: "Miss, be careful. Didn't you get squeezed somewhere?"
Yu Tang smiled and thanked the boy.
The little guy didn't know if he was too busy or because he was embarrassed, blushing, and hurriedly ushered her and Yu Yuan into the shop, but there was no scene of looking down on others as she had expected before coming.
Yu Tang thought about the cautious guys at home, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
After entering 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 hold them in their hands to look at them. The Sheng's shop was blocked by a counter. Everything is placed in a transparent glass cabinet, and the guy behind the counter will show the guests what they want to see. Only those large lacquerware, such as screens, are placed in the open space next to Duobao Pavilion, where people can watch and enjoy them. So although there are many people in the shop, there is no need to worry about losing things.
Yu Yuan came to see it yesterday, and could not help whispering to Yu Tang at this time: "Look, how good their business is!"
Yu Tang nodded calmly.
The young man said courteously: "Young Master, Miss, what do you want to buy? Do you want to recommend it? Seeing that it is coming to the Spring Festival, do you want to buy something for the elders? Or come in and have a look? If you are gifting the elders, come here Let's take a look and see if there is anything suitable. If you come in and have a look, I will introduce to you what our house sells and what you need in the future, and then come to our store to 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 assistant.
It's just that the clerks in those shops are not as well-dressed as the clerks of 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 boys in the shop. They are very wealthy, so it's no wonder that her brother is short of breath. What's more, it is probably the first one in Hangzhou City to train shop boys like the Sheng family.
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 will start to train the boys in this way.
From this point of view, their family not only sells well, but also has their own way in the management and personnel of the shop.
Yu Tang observed secretly.
Yu Yuan said: "We just came here to have a look, if there are good things, we will buy a few back."
The young man glanced at Yu Tang, thinking 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 Yu brothers and sisters who were standing aside , said to the little guy who was selling: "These two customers want to see interesting little things."
Among them, the boy who had just brought something to a customer glanced at the two of them, and immediately turned around to get a tray, put a few small objects on it, and handed it to the boy who squeezed in, saying: "These are all It’s new before the Spring Festival, can you see if the young master and miss like it? If not, I’ll help you get it.”
The young man thanked him, took the tray and squeezed out of the counter, politely said to the two of them: "My lord and miss, see if you like it? There are matching storage boxes, pen and ink boxes for these things..."
Yu Yuan looked over intently, and saw that there were several rouge boxes, lipstick boxes, etc. made with the "matching tint" craft on the tray, all of which were exquisite, small and jeweled objects, very suitable for boudoir women.
He took a few and looked at them carefully.
Yu Tang just glanced at it and didn't look again.
In her previous life, thanks to the Li family's blessing, she had seen a hundred treasure inlays made by the inner court, and the Sheng family's tinsel was not so amazing to her.
She was looking at the customers and clerks in the shop.
There are so many employees, almost every customer can be taken care of, and those who can't be taken care of can be answered as soon as they ask. Although there are many customers in the shop and they are very busy, no customer is dissatisfied.
There are many types of goods in the shop, ranging from small boxes for holding gold and three things, to large screens with twelve leaves, and there are also many special patterns. In addition to the traditional Magu's birthday greetings, there are also some new-style plum, orchid and bamboo The Four Gentlemen of Chrysanthemum, like a painting, have a lot of blank space, but also have very complicated patterns that don’t have any meaning, like the box made of imitation treasures inlaid in his elder brother’s hand, inlaid with various The 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 young man sent them out as thoughtfully as if welcoming them in, and introduced his name, so that they could look for him next time they came. If you feel dissatisfied with everything in the store, you can also customize it for them according to their requirements.
Yu Yuan thanked the little guy with a smile, and went to Gu's shop with Yu Tang, until the Sheng's shop was far behind, then said to Yu Tang with a wry smile: "Now you know why I am depressed Right? Well, if our family's shop can have one-fifth, no, one-tenth of the business of this shop, I will be satisfied."
Yu Tang cheered Yu Yuan up with a smile, and said: "Let's take it slowly. Could it be that they have only one lacquerware shop in Hangzhou City? Changsheng is the largest silk and satin shop in Hangzhou City. Could it be that except for Changsheng, other silk and satin shops have lost their business?" ?”
Yu Yuan sighed and said, "There is always someone pressing on your head, no matter how hard you try, you can't catch up, and you will always be chasing after other people's ass, what's the fun in it?"
Yu Tang laughed loudly, and encouraged the eldest cousin: "Shall we try and see if we can build a better lacquerware shop than Sheng's."
Yu Yuan hesitated for a moment.
Yu Tang cheered up, and said loudly with an excited look, "Let's go, let's go and see what other lacquerware shops are selling?"
Looking at Yu Tang's gorgeous smile like a summer flower, Yu Yuan felt a lot better, and said with a smile, "Let's go to the Gu's shop first? I heard from Miss Gu's brother that the Gu family has a lot of entertainment during the Chinese New Year. If we want to meet Miss Gu's nanny, we have to hurry up, if we can't meet today, we can only wait until the Chinese 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 feel uneasy during the new year? What's the point of waiting until the end of the year
"Don't talk too much, as long as it's useful." Yu Tang waved his hand disapprovingly, and said, "We still have an afternoon? Why don't we go to the lacquerware shops in the city of Hangzhou first, and see what those shops sell? Which patterns are sold? best."
It takes too much time.
Moreover, the booming business of the Shengjia lacquerware shop also hit Yu Yuan a little bit.
"It's like those lacquerware don't cost money." He still muttered bitterly.
Yu Tang laughed straight, and dragged 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 uninspired.
Yu Tang took a closer look. This lacquerware shop sells lacquerware of any craft, and all of them sell traditional patterns.
The Yu brothers and sisters went to several lacquerware shops one after another, and Yu Tang gradually got some impressions in his heart. It was also time for lunch. Yu Yuan and the others went to Yao San'er's shop at this time, and Yao San'er would definitely invite them lunch. Although Yao San'er's business is good, she can only support her family. Yu Yuan is too embarrassed to disturb her any longer. Thinking that it is rare for Yu Tang to go out with him, it is better to take her to a restaurant.
After thinking for a while, he took Yu Tang to an alley, found a small noodle restaurant with only seven or eight tables, and a large group of people were waiting outside, and said to Yu Tang: "Don't look at this noodle restaurant, but it is very famous. It has been here for several generations. This is what Yao San'er brought me to eat when I came to Hangzhou last time. The most famous of their family is bamboo shoot noodles. You can try it to see if it suits your appetite. "
Yu Tang liked to run outside since he was a child. Like all children, he always felt that the food outside was better than the food at home. Although he has grown up now, he was detained in Li's house for six or seven years in his previous life. Not only has his temperament not changed with age, but he has become more and more fond of going out.
She smiled and followed Yu Yuan and waited for a while before she sat down in two seats.
Yu Yuan ordered two bowls of bamboo shoots very skillfully, and then whispered to Yu Tang about the lacquerware shop: "I was thinking about staying in front of their shop when I come to Hangzhou for a few days after the Chinese New Year. Seeing what their house sells every day... "
Although this method is stupid, it is very practical.
But her elder brother is going to get married next March, 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 we have to wait?"
As soon as she looked up, she saw a young man dressed as a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy standing at the door of the noodle shop with a round face and big eyes who seemed to be in her early thirties.
This is really effortless.
They unexpectedly met Gu Xi's nurse and her nurse brother in this small noodle shop.
Even more coincidentally, a couple sitting across from them had finished their meal and were about to get up to check out.
Yu Tang immediately tugged on La Yuyuan'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 Xi, and they had come to occupy their seats in advance.