Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 175 Selling umbrellas on sunny days
Autumn wind and autumn are terrible.

After making the first oiled paper umbrella for Tang Rong, Qin Tian recruited some craftsmen in Qinjia Village to start mass production of oiled paper umbrellas.

Although there are umbrellas in this era, and they are actually more sheltered from wind and rain than oil-paper umbrellas, Qin Tian still feels that his oil-paper umbrellas have a huge market.

After all, everyone has a heart for beauty. Oil-paper umbrellas are small and exquisite, and they are as beautiful as handicrafts. There should be many people who like them, right?

After producing a batch of oil-paper umbrellas, at Tang Rong's request, Qin Tian inscribed on each fan: In the sky, I wish to be a lovebird, and in the earth, I wish to be Lianlizhi.

There are even some landscape paintings on some fans.

These fans painted with inscriptions look more beautiful and full of charm.

After finishing these, Qin Tian asked people to bring these oiled paper umbrellas to the shop in Chang'an Chengdong City for sale.

However, since the heavy rain that day, there has been no rain in Chang'an for the past few days, so when those oil-paper umbrellas were brought to Chang'an, although there were some servants holding them and shouting, few people were actually willing to buy them.

The people in Chang'an City have umbrellas. First of all, in terms of demand, they don't need umbrellas on such a sunny day. Even if it rains, they have umbrellas at home, so there is no need to spend money to buy them.

Moreover, the price of these oil-paper umbrellas is not cheap, and it is by no means a price that ordinary people are willing to spend.

Therefore, a few days after the oil-paper umbrellas were brought to Chang'an City, only a few were sold. Just like that, some rich people bought them for fun at home.

However, this umbrella did not sell a few, and the phrase on the fan that I wish to be a lovebird in the sky and a branch in the earth gradually became popular in Chang'an City, and was talked about for a while.

Ever since Lu Huaniang was rescued by Qin Tian, ​​she has stayed in the Lu residence and never left.

One day, her maid suddenly walked in with an oil-paper umbrella.

"Miss, just now Lu Feng sent someone to deliver an umbrella to Miss."

Hearing an umbrella, Lu Huaniang said: "What does Lu Feng mean, give me an umbrella on a sunny day?"

"He said Mr. Qin made it, and the lady must like it."

Hearing this, Lu Huaniang's expression changed slightly, and she suddenly became interested: "Bring it to me to have a look."

She definitely wanted to see what her fiancé made.

The maid handed over the oil-paper umbrella, and Lu Huaniang held it in her hand, thinking that this umbrella was really unique, thinking that if a girl could hold it up in the rain, it would have a special charm, right?

After thinking about it, I opened it. After the fan was opened, the first thing that caught my eye was that line of poetry. When seeing this line of poetry, Lu Huaniang's heart suddenly moved, and she secretly said that she would like to be a lovebird in the sky, and wish to be a lovebird in the earth. Rie.

If men and women in the world have this kind of love, it is really worth dying.

Unable to help, Lu Huaniang thought again, did he write this sentence for herself, after all, the two will soon get married.

But when she saw the painting on the fan, she was stunned, because the woman on the fan looked too much like Tang Rong, but it didn't match her at all.

Obviously, this poem was written for Tang Rong.

And she already knew about Li Shimin's request for Tang Rong's order. If Qin Tian didn't ask, how could Li Shimin do this?

Involuntarily, Lu Huaniang felt sour in her heart, and gradually, she felt that the poem written on the fan might be Tang Rong's declaration of war against her.

Thinking of this, Lu Huaniang smiled wryly, she hasn't married yet, is the fight between women about to start?
But Tang Rong wanted to show her off through this poem, that would be too small for her, Lu Huaniang.

Lu Huaniang looked at the paintings and characters on the fan carefully, and after such a careful look, her expression suddenly changed, and then she regained her composure, and said, "Go and call Lu Lin over here."

Lu Lin is Lu Huaniang's younger brother, born of a concubine, but because Lu Xing only has such a son, he is still very favored at home.

After Lu Lin came, he asked, "What's the matter, sister?"

Lu Lin has a handsome appearance and looks like a scholar. Because of his family background, he is very knowledgeable and has already made his mark in Chang'an City.

"I heard that you are learning fonts from Chu Suiliang now?"

"Exactly."

Lu Huaniang nodded: "Okay, you go to him, and you must take him to the Qin's shop in Dongshi. There are umbrellas there now, let him buy one."

Hearing such a clueless order from his eldest sister, Lu Lin was a little confused.

"What's the purpose of my sister?"

"You just need to lead him there, and you will understand when the time comes."

Seeing that his eldest sister refused to speak, Lu Lin didn't continue to ask, but quickly responded.

After agreeing in this way, Lu Lin went to find Chu Suiliang. Chu Suiliang was in his thirties this year, and he was in his prime, but although he was not too old, his calligraphy was already unique. Children learn calligraphy from the teacher.

"Sir, a few classmates and I have set up a banquet in Sihaiju, and we are going to discuss calligraphy and poetry. How about meeting together, sir?"

Lu Lin was born in a family, knew the rules, and was full of strategies. Although her elder sister didn't tell him what to do, after he left Lu's house, he already thought of a way.

Many people invited Chu Suiliang to Dongshi, which was too premeditated. He knew that Chu Suiliang always liked to attend elegant parties, so he made an appointment with a few classmates first.

After Lu Lin finished speaking, Chu Suiliang agreed without too much hesitation.

Afterwards, the two went directly to Universal Residence.

At this time, the students were already waiting, and they saluted quickly after seeing Chu Suiliang. After everyone sat down, they discussed poetry and calligraphy.

After more than half of the envoys like this, Lu Lin finally said: "I heard that the Qin family shop opposite sells umbrellas, which are very exquisite, but the price is surprisingly expensive. I really don't know what they think."

A classmate wanted to jokingly say that if you ask your brother-in-law what you think, you will know, but because of Chu Suiliang, he had no choice but to give up, saying: "I heard that there is an inscription of Qin Tian on it, so it is more expensive."

Lu Lin smiled slightly: "Even if there is an inscription, it won't be so expensive, right? One will cost you a penny, and you can buy a lot of other umbrellas for a penny. They are putting the cart before the horse."

Now that the words were spoken, Chu Suiliang became interested immediately.

"This Qin Tian's writing is worth money, it's interesting."

Lu Lin said: "Who says no, do you want to go down and have a look, sir?"

Chu Suiliang waved his hand: "What's so interesting about Qin Tian's handwriting, don't go, don't go."

In Chu Suiliang's opinion, what kind of characters can a person like Qin Tian without the guidance of a famous teacher write?
Just looking at it is dirty eyes.

Seeing this, Lu Lin was a little anxious, and said, "Mr. will point out Qin Tian's characters after he goes, so that they can understand the gap. I'm afraid they won't dare to raise prices so high in the future."

Hearing this, Chu Suiliang hesitated for a moment, but in the end he couldn't resist the temptation.

(End of this chapter)