The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 140 The Craftsman

Xuan Shijing, who was following behind Jinyang, understood that women's enthusiasm for shopping is innate, whether it is a woman or a girl of that era.

After wandering around the West Market for a long time, Xuan Shijing's physical strength gradually couldn't keep up, Er Li Tai had already carried a lot of packages in his hands, and Long'er was only responsible for following Xuan Shijing and Princess Jinyang The bills were paid behind, so all the physical work fell on Li Tai, even if Li Tai practiced martial arts since childhood, he couldn't bear it.

"Si, let's find a place to rest." Xuan Shijing suggested aloud when he saw Li Tai was sweating profusely.

Princess Jinyang was fiddling with some gadgets in front of a small stall. When she heard Xuan Shijing's words, she looked back at him, then at Li Tai, who was already sweating on her forehead, and nodded: "Well, let's Let's find a teahouse and sit down."

Hearing what Princess Jinyang said, Li Tai breathed a sigh of relief, and the four of them entered a teahouse in West Market.

"Xiao Er, the private room on the second floor." Xuan Shijing said to Xiao Er who was standing at the door greeting the guests.

"Okay, please come inside." Xiao Er greeted the four people attentively, and led them up to the second floor.

After entering the private room, Li Tai piled the things in his hands on the table, and sat down on the stool: "I'm exhausted."

Seeing Li Tai's appearance, Princess Jinyang smiled and said, "Fourth brother is working hard." Then, she picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea for Li Tai.

For Jinyang's hospitality, Li Tai was very grateful, picked up the teacup, drank the tea in the cup, and let out a long sigh of relief, feeling very comfortable.

After ordering a pot of Bijian and a few plates of exquisite pastries, everyone took a rest in the private room of the tea house. Seeing Princess Jinyang's unfinished look, Li Tai was in a cold sweat, he really couldn't leave Moved
After Princess Jinyang drank a cup of tea, she sat at the table and counted the trophies that had been harvested.

"This is the father's, this is the mother's, the eldest brother's is here, the third brother and the ninth brother." Jin Yang counted them all on one side with his fingers, and made sure that there were no leftovers. Then he smiled with satisfaction, while Li Tai's face on the side It is indeed getting darker. What about your own?

"Oh, I almost forgot about fourth brother's." Princess Jinyang smiled brilliantly, found a package from a pile of things, and handed it to Li Tai: "fourth brother, this is from Sizi."

This girl did it on purpose. Li Tai was angry, but he still took the package that Princess Jinyang handed over, feeling relieved, at least this girl knew how hard he had worked as a coolie for her today.

Xuan Shijing picked up the teacup and took two sips. It seemed that he hadn't drunk tea for a long time. Tea was considered as one of the few luxury goods in Tang Dynasty, and it was not something that ordinary people could drink. What's more, Xuan Shijing is not used to drinking raw tea.

After two sips, Xuan Shijing couldn't drink any more, but he missed the tea of ​​later generations, even if it cost tens of dollars a tael, he was more used to drinking tea than the current tea.

"Brother Jing, you said you were coming here to find materials for making swings, why didn't I see what you bought." Princess Jinyang looked at Xuan Shijing curiously.

"What I'm looking for is not materials, but a craftsman." Xuan Shijing said. When he was a child in Chang'an, he met a craftsman by chance. He was very good at carpentry and weaving. At that time, many things in the Hou Mansion were made by him. I don't know how the craftsman is now after ten years, and whether he can be found. This time, he plans to get two for Jinyang. Things, one is a swing chair, and the other is a hanging basket chair. It is quite comfortable to sit in the warm pavilion.

It was already past noon when the few people came out. After shopping for such a long time, they rested in the teahouse again. It was getting late. After drinking a pot of tea, Li Tai brought up those big and small bags again, and Jin Yang is still pulling Xuan Shijing to walk in front.

Following Xuan Shijing through the alleys of the West Market, the entire West Market is no longer than three hundred meters in length and width, and is divided into nine areas in a square shape. The width of each shop varies from four to ten meters, and the depth is only three meters. There are many more, all adjacent to each other along the street. After walking for a long time, Xuan Shijing finally found the house number in his memory.

This is an old shop. Most of the shops in Chang’an City have been refurbished now, especially in the East and West cities. Decorate the facade of his own shop, but the shop Xuan Shijing came to is still the same as ten years ago, and the wooden paint on the door is also faintly peeling off.

Walking into the shop, the storefront of the shop is considered to be large in the West Market. The shop is full of large and small wood, leaning against the wall. The counter is on the right hand side as soon as you enter the door, but there is no one behind the counter. , Looking inside, only a young man is taking care of the scattered wood inside, and there are some finished products on the side of the shop.

"Brother, is shopkeeper Li here?" Xuan Shijing walked into the shop and asked.

Hearing the noise, the young man turned around and saw a customer coming to the store, he quickly stood up: "My father has not asked about the affairs of the store since last year, are you friends of my father?" Personally, the grade is not very old, but I know my father, and I have never seen it before, so I asked.

"We used to belong to the Marquis of Xuanwei's Mansion, and we have been working with Uncle Li before." Xuan Shijing said.

"It turns out to be a distinguished guest from the Hou's Mansion, please come inside." The young man became enthusiastic when he heard that he was from the Hou's Mansion: "I heard my father mention it, how about it, you guys will come back tomorrow, and I will invite my father to come tomorrow How about in the store?"

Xuan Shijing smiled: "You don't need to be so troublesome. My brother is Uncle Li's son. I must have handed down the craftsmanship from Uncle Li. I'm here to make two things. Do you have a pen and paper?"

"Yes, this way please." The young man invited Xuan Shijing to the counter, and gave Xuan Shijing a paper and pen.

The new paper is very good, Xuan Shijing felt slightly proud, these years, the new paper business in the Hou Mansion seems to be doing well, even in Longxi, new paper can be used, let alone Chang'an.

I roughly drew the appearance of the swing chair, and roughly explained to the young man how to do it. The young man nodded while listening. If you can't do it, you have to go back and ask your father.

"How many days will it take to finish this?" At the end, Xuan Shijing asked.

"Your chair is very fast. It can be finished tomorrow. It can be painted with wooden paint and let it dry for a day. It is this rattan that looks like a bird's nest. I have to go back and ask my father to see if he can weave it." Young The man said hesitantly.

"Well, you make this chair first, don't worry about the other one, let Uncle Li think about it slowly, if you make it out, you can send it directly to the Hou's mansion, Long'er, first give the deposit to this little brother. "Xuan Shijing said.

Long'er nodded, took out a small string of copper coins from her sleeve, and gave it to the young man.

Then Xuan Shijing thought for a while, and then instructed: "The rattan must be the strongest, and the weaving should be thicker."

"But for sitting?" The young man asked curiously.

Xuan Shijing nodded: "That's right, there should be a gap at the top, and the edge of the top should be stronger. This one should be hung up instead of being placed on the ground."

The young man nodded half-understanding, and replied, "Okay."

After explaining the matter, seeing that it was getting late, Xuan Shijing and the others got into the tall carriage parked not far away, and sent Li Tai and Princess Jinyang back to the palace.

Tomorrow, Xuan Shijing will go to the Imperial College to inquire about Gu Yuancheng.

(End of this chapter)