Xianggui

Chapter 117 Two-pronged approach
Gong's expression became serious.

"The new Mrs. Xin sent such a shopkeeper, and she clearly broke down the embroidery workshop, and the money fell into their pockets. The embroidery workshop was the property of the first Mrs. Xian, who only had one daughter, and she married to another province.

"If my aunt wants to come back to ask for her mother's dowry in the future, the embroidery workshop has already lost money and is gone. Some men are so heartless. As soon as their wives die, they forget everything."

Thinking of the past, Gong couldn't help feeling sad.Once the eldest wife is gone, things will change.

Ding Xiang is happy.The port of Nine Silk Embroidery Workshop has a good reputation. If it can be bought smoothly, those old customers will go there and find her Nine Deer Embroidery Workshop.

Then asked, "How is Aunt Gong's embroidery work?"

Gong said with a smile, "I grew up in the south of the Yangtze River, and I learned needlework from my mother when I was a few years old. I followed Mrs. Xian to Linshui County, and I have been in charge of her needlework. When I was 22 years old, I became the shopkeeper of the embroidery workshop." ..."

Ding Xiang took out several drawings of buckles that she had drawn earlier.

The simplest abacus knot is the one-character buckle, then the pipa buckle, the plum blossom buckle, and the chrysanthemum buckle.

She first talked about the trouble and unsightlyness of tying clothes, and then thought of this kind of knot that can be fastened together from the concentric knot.Button up, not only fit but also beautiful and practical.In order to distinguish the knot, it is called a buckle, and it is buckled together...

Gong's eyes were wide open, and his mouth was wide open.

She saw that the little master was smart first, but she didn't expect to be so smart.

What kind of buckle is this? It's obviously a flower.

She took the buckle to look at it for a long time, and then said solemnly, "My sister is smart. This kind of buckle is not only beautiful, but also an improvement to the clothes. Although I haven't done it before, I will definitely do it." ..."

The two discussed which buttons are suitable for which styles of clothes and how to match colors.

Ding Xiang likes to deal with smart people.She smiled and said, "Leave these things to Aunt Gong. Tell my mother what materials and embroidery money are needed. It must be made of good materials and embroidery thread. It is best to add gold thread to the buckle."

With Gong's joining, Dingxiang in the Weaving Embroidery Pavilion doesn't need to worry about everything.She began to think about how to suggest to her grandfather and father to improve the stove after buying the cast iron workshop, adding rare crystal earth in proportion.

Five days later, Mrs. Gong invited Mrs. Zhang and Ding Xiang to go.

She made all four pairs of buckles.Ding Xiang nodded with satisfaction, it was as delicate and beautiful as the buttons on the cheongsams she saw in her previous life.

Zhang's and Ling'er's eyes were full of astonishment.

Mrs. Gong measured the clothes for Ding Xiang again, "I'll make a spring shirt for my sister and sew on the buttons, so I can see it more clearly."

Imagining that kind of clothes, Gong's eyes gleamed.

At noon at 24, Ding Zhao and Ding Lichun came back, and the Qian family's carriage drove them to the door of their house.

The carriage they rode back and forth was fast, and they played in Jiaozhou for a few days.

Ding Xiang was looking forward to them anxiously, and happily ran over to hug Grandpa's waist.

He gave the driver a drink of water, gave him two silver coins, and sent him away.

Let Yang Hu's family move a basket of seafood into the kitchen, and several people went into the upper room.

Seeing the sparkling eyes of his granddaughter, Ding Zhao smiled and took out three banknotes from his pocket and said, "Master Sun likes that knife very much, and he gave me 600 taels of silver for the crafting fee, as well as so many delicacies and gifts.

"Hehe, I thought it would be nice to have 300 taels, but I didn't expect to give so much. Didn't my granddaughter want to open an embroidery workshop? Take all of it."

Grandpa earned so much money, Ding Xiang was also happy.In the past, I wanted to use this money to rent a good shop, but now that I have honey fat incense, I can buy a shop, and I might even buy the best Nine Silk Embroidery Workshop in the port.

Ding Lichun laughed again, "Master Sun is a general of the Jiaodong Navy, and I was able to meet such a high-ranking official. Lord Sun's son, Sun Yuhao, led me to the warship, which was much bigger than our yard... ..."

He felt like a dream.I used to think that being a general was just a distant dream, but I never thought that I would get to know Mr. General and get his appreciation and promise.

Only then did he know that his master and Mr. Sun were life-and-death friends, and Mr. Sun's uncle was the captain of the navy, Marquis of Zhenhai, and commanded the national navy.

He also saw Lord Lu, the chief soldier of the navy...

The water army of the Dali Dynasty was very powerful. The Jiaodong water army alone had more than 200 warships of various sizes, including six types of hulls including the No. [-] Dafu battleship.

Warships are divided into three types: large, medium and small.The large ones are the main warships, called "ships" or "building ships", with 3, 2, 3, or even more than 4 decks.The medium-sized warships are used for attack and pursuit, such as "Mengchong" and "Xiandeng".The small ones are fast boats used for sentry patrols, such as "yachts" and "red horse boats".

The largest giant battleship is more than 30 feet long, has more than 30 wheel paddles, 20 sculls, and can carry more than 300 soldiers.

Artillery firecrackers are extremely lethal, the only downside is that they are easy to explode...

Seeing that his younger sister loves to hear these things, Ding Lichun spoke very hard.

Ding Zhuang has heard it many times and still likes it.

Ding Xiang understood that the enemies of the Dali Dynasty's navy were mainly Japanese pirates and pirates from the other side of the ocean. They were very similar to the previous Ming Dynasty, but stronger than the Ming Dynasty's navy.

There are two arms in Jiaodong Province, one army and one navy.The headquarters of the army is in the provincial capital of Jeju, and the headquarters of the navy is in Jiaozhou.

Ding Zhuang said again, "Next year Lichun will be 14 years old, and I will go to the navy to work as an errand."

Compared with earning money, Ding Zhuang is more happy that his grandson has a future and his family has a reliance.

My granddaughter looks so good, so worrying!

Ding Xiang wondered, "Brother doesn't want to take the martial arts exam?"

Ding Zhuang waved his big hands and said, "Lichun is not material for studying, and may not be able to pass the martial arts exam. Mr. Sun passed the Wu Jinshi when he was young, and he passed the Lichun exam. It is said that Lichun horses can do well with hard work and strength, but they can do it right away." And archery, weapons are too weak, and the strategy is average.

"The Escort has limited conditions, so it's better to go to the army. Be a personal soldier for Mr. Sun first, practice martial arts and study hard. If you can pass the martial arts exam, you will have a better future. If you don't pass the exam, you can be promoted after a few years, and then slowly move forward. boil."

Ding Xiang also felt that it would be better to do both.There are soldiers who take part in the martial arts test, and with the promise of the general, no matter which way the elder brother can become an officer.

It seems that General Sun Shen is too close to the people, his family is ordinary people, the home of craftsmen...

Ding Zhuang saw the doubt in his granddaughter's eyes, and said with a smile, "Master Sun is very happy with that knife, and he is reluctant to use it himself, saying that he wants to honor his uncle who is the governor."

Ding Zhuang took out another box, which contained ten pearls, the size of soybeans.

"This is a special gift from Mrs. Sun. Hehe, she heard that my granddaughter is beautiful and cute, so she asked you to make jewelry. She also said that she doesn't have a daughter, so she likes white, tender and beautiful female dolls. I want you to go to her in the future." home to play."

(End of this chapter)