"What's inlaid on this box?" I saw that the box was made of red sandalwood, the color was very deep, and it was a good wood. I saw that it was densely inlaid with many semicircles. These discs, the original look It looked like a relief, but Shen Xiurong curiously touched it, and the surface of the box, the inlaid objects were as smooth as a mirror, "This...could not be snails, this technique, this workmanship, I'm afraid it's not as good as a tribute..."
Yuan Qiluo tweeted again and again and gave a thumbs up to Shen Xiurong: "It really is the eldest lady of the Shen family. She is so knowledgeable. This makes you recognize that this is the first time I have seen this kind of thing!"
Shen Xiurong shook her head: "No, no, I haven't seen it before, but I heard my brother describe it before. My brother said that these snails are carefully polished with sea shells and then supplemented with carvings. They are so exquisite. The pattern is so clear, it must be a fine product. If it is said to be the treasure of the town shop, I am considered to have taken it..."
Yuan Qiluo smiled and said, "What the eldest lady said is very correct. This is indeed a snail inlay. Nowadays, only things used in the palace can be used in this way. This, to tell you, it is really flowing out of the palace. As for how to get it to me, I have to ask your brother..."
"So?" Shen Xiurong rolled her eyes and couldn't think of it.
Yuan Qiluo smiled again: "But it is not allowed to say that it is the treasure of the town shop. It is nothing. If the eldest lady thinks this is the treasure I gave to the eldest lady, then it would be a big mistake, and you will become a buyer. The one who returned the beads!"
Liu Qiqiao listened to this, and some did not understand it. Shen Xiurong could understand, her face flushed, and her eyes widened: "Could it be that there is something wonderful in this box?"
This box is so ingenious, if there is something more precious than it, then it is really a rare treasure.
"Of course..." Yuan Qiluo smiled, stretched out her hand and pressed it on the mechanism in front of the box.
There was only a click, and the lid opened in response.
Liu Qiqiao and Shen Xiurong looked at the box curiously. As the lid opened, they thought that since the box was so dazzling, the things in it must be more sophisticated.
However, when the box is opened, there are only two beads inside. If it is a night pearl or the like, it’s nothing more than a strange brilliance. However, these two beads are earthy-yellow, not too big or small, but pigeon eggs. The size, Shen Xiurong didn’t believe what the eyes saw, she reached in, pulled the two beads to one side, and then looked inside. It was true. Only these two beads, and nothing else beside her, she said strangely: "That’s right. they?"
Yuan Qiluo smiled and said, "That's them..."
Shen Xiurong picked it up, and Liu Qiqiao also came to look at it. Two people, four pairs of eyes, up and down, left and right, rolled over and looked at the two beads. The appearance of these two beads is not good. There is no mystery at all. They are just two beads.
"What's so special about them, why are they the treasure of the town shop!" Shen Xiurong was a little disappointed, "Treasurer Yuan, are you kidding me!"
Yuan Qiluo smiled and looked at Liu Qiqiao: "Don't you see anything?"
Liu Qiqiao shook his head: "I touched it. What kind of stone is this? It's not jade or emerald, but it's solid. Didn't I figure out any mechanism?"
"There are also times when your Liu Qiye's eyes are clumsy?" Yuan Qiluo's tone was full of surprises.
Liu Qiqiao chuckled: "Don't make fun of me. In terms of knowledge, I am not as good as Miss. Of course I can't see this! I have always been clumsy, you know!"
Yuan Qiluo smiled. Shen Xiurong was anxious and took her hand and said: "Treasurer Yuan, don't sell them anymore. Is there anything special about these two beads?"
Miss Shen is so coquettish, Yuan Qiluo smiled and patted her shoulder, and said: "You two, just look at it. You can't see the mystery of these beads. They are just ordinary beads. The material is mine. I don’t know, but what’s special about them is not to see, but to smell. Don’t you even smell it?”
After hearing Yuan Qiluo say this, Shen Xiurong hurriedly picked up one and sniffed: "Wow, it smells good..."
Liu Qiqiao heard what she said, so he picked up the other one and sniffed it. Indeed, there was a fragrance that was not strong, but seemingly absent, a very good smell, like orchid like musk, but to be more specific. , And don’t know what fragrance it is, not sweet-scented osmanthus, not rose, not jasmine, nor any flower scent she knows: "But, what scent is this, so special..."
Yuan Qiluo smiled and said: "The surprise of it lies in its taste. Every time I smell it, it feels very strange. Moreover, its taste changes. The first smell is different from the smell after smelling it. The scent lingers in the nose, as if it has changed a few at a time, and it has another special feature, that is, the scent is extremely strong when wet or after the water is over, that is really weird!"
Shen Xiurong stared at the two beads in disbelief.
Yuan Qiluo smiled and went to her room. When she came out again, she held a cup with clear water in her hand. She smiled and poured water on one of the beads.
But after a while, the room was immediately stained with a strange fragrance.
The working masters over there turned their heads. Obviously, they were also hit by the scent.
"Oh my god, it's so fragrant..." Shen Xiurong said, "Even its color has changed a little!" The original khaki became yellow like transparent jade.
"What are they?" Liu Qiqiao curiously picked up the other one, and looked at, touched, and smelled with his eyes. It was really amazing.
"I'm not unreasonable. Shopkeeper Yin got it and sent it over. I showed it to the young master. He said that it might have come from the Western or Nanyang. I don't know where it is. Anyway, , It's not our stuff..." Yuan Qiluo said.
"Treasurer Yin? Yin Zhongtian?" Liu Qiqiao asked strangely.
When Liu Qiqiao said the name, Yuan Qiluo’s face showed a rare nervousness. Liu Qiqiao caught the subtle changes in her. He understood something in his heart and smiled: "Why is he so precious? What can I give you?"
Yuan Qiluo was really nervous when asked by her like this, and said hurriedly: "It was not given to me, but it was stored in this Yunshangfang. This is something on the public account. It does not belong to him, nor does it belong to him. mine!"
"That's it!" Liu Qiqiao smiled and said to his heart, what are you nervous about, but Shen Xiurong is still here, she can't say anything, she just smiled and said to Shen Xiurong: "Things are good things, but since even the young masters If we can't tell what it is, we don't have to guess, we just know that it is a good thing!"
"Yes, it's a good thing. So, Miss, come, I will borrow flowers to present the Buddha. Those silks, dresses, Miss all have it, whatever you like, just go and get it. You have to get it. , Even with this box, the small ones have been presented to the eldest lady, otherwise, such precious things have been kept here, I have always been very nervous!" Yuan Qiluo smiled.
"You said you gave me all this? With the box?" Shen Xiurong said in surprise.
Yuan Qiluo nodded: "You said you want to come, the young master has already said hello, these, he said, to give you, and this has a special meaning!"
"What's the special meaning?" Shen Xiurong asked.
"Beads are in pairs, plus this box, it's worth a lot, the eldest master said, you need to find your in-laws, these are your dowry!" Yuan Qiluo said.
Shen Xiurong didn't want to. She was waiting here for these words, and her face blushed, "Treasurer Yuan, don't tease me!"
"It's not funny, the eldest master said so seriously, and today the eldest master gave me a task, I have a lot of wedding dress styles here, the eldest lady's wedding gown has not been made yet, the eldest master delegated it to me. Today, the eldest lady is here. I have chosen the style and measured the size. This wedding dress needs to be made for a year or a half. Once the size is measured, I can make it carefully for the eldest lady!" Yuan Qiluo said.
"Who said I'm going to marry, my eldest brother should be nosy!" Shen Xiurong said, his face flushed with something.
Liu Qiqiao smiled and said: "I said that when you ask for it, did the young master easily agree to come out? It turns out that he has such a purpose, well, anyway, we are here too, just measure it, don't I'm joking, how can I not marry?"
"You... Qiqiao, you and your eldest brother breathe out from one nostril, and they both blame me!" Shen Xiurong twisted her body and said.
Liu Qiqiao stretched out his hand to the sky and said solemnly: "I swear to the sky, I don't know anything in advance!"
Yuan Qiluo smiled and said: "Yes, this matter has nothing to do with Qiqiao, your eldest brother Shan told me! Come on, don't delay, it will be dark for a while, we have other programs!"
Liu Qiqiao dragged Shen Xiurong to her room with Yuan Qiluo. "Treasurer Yuan doesn't often make clothes now. This is full of capital, the eldest lady of which family doesn't want to wear the wedding gown made by treasurer Yuan, Miss, how lucky you are!"
This is true, Yuan Qiluo’s craftsmanship, no one in the world knows, it is the dream of many ladies to marry in the wedding gown made by her.
Although Shen Xiurong was still shy, she still cooperated. Yuan Qiluo came to measure, Liu Qiqiao wrote them down, and wrote them one by one in the notebook. Finally, Yuan Qiluo stood up straight and said with a smile: "That's it, come, Pick another one you like. If you have any thoughts about the wedding dress, you can also bring it up. I will always make you happy with it!"