hairpin family

Chapter 153

Qin Zhao chuckled, but was stared at by Chen Jinwu, so he had no choice but to say: "What is my cousin staring at me for? You also know that I went to my village a few days ago, and I was busy for two days when I returned to the mansion. It's Laba day, and I finally came to see you when I had free time, but you blamed me. Don't you know my third sister's temperament? I don't dare to come forward when I have nothing to do."

God knows, she really doesn't know what's going on in Yixing these days.

But after returning home, I really didn't hear Yunshang mentioning that there was anything abnormal about Yixing. When I went to greet my grandmother yesterday, Yixing looked quite normal, and I played with myself for a while, and had breakfast with my grandmother. , because she was busy, so they broke up.Although Yunshang said that she took care of the warm shed, but in Fucui Pavilion, only the girl was familiar with everyone in the other courtyards. If there were any disturbances, the Yaguan could always hear some wind.

Furthermore, last time Yixing was beaten up by his grandmother, even if he had some thoughts in his heart, he probably wouldn't express them easily.And look at her like that, she has no identity with Chang Ning.After all, sisters, how could they have a rift over a man?
Chen Jinwu also knew Qin Zhao's disinterested personality. As long as it had nothing to do with her, she would not be interested in inquiring about it. Besides, whether it was Changning or Yixing, they were all her own sisters. It's really hard to say.

Chen Jinwu pretended to be angry and said: "I'm just curious, you have a tight mouth. By the way, I was thinking about asking you to visit Jing Chen one day. When you mentioned Laba, I also remembered it." I'm afraid Jing Chen doesn't have time to go now."

Luo Jingchen helped Mrs. Wei take care of the general affairs of the Duke of Yue's mansion. At the end of the new year, it was the busiest time for every family, so where would they have time to entertain them?

Seeing that Chen Jinwu changed the subject, Qin Zhao heaved a sigh of relief, followed her words, and said with a smile: "If you really want to go, let's just make excuses to visit Grandpa Luo. After all, we will live in the mansion when the time comes. No matter how busy Cousin Chen is, is it possible that she can still be busy all day long? We have made an appointment with Cousin Jing Chen to stay with us at night, what can we talk about?"

In fact, Qin Zhao also missed Roche.I don't know how the old man is doing these days. He is also happy to let his eldest grandson go home.The old monster Luo is in the Luo family, and this grandson is the only one who has his heart.And she always heard how beautiful Luo Jingnian was, and she was also curious about what kind of beauty Luo Jingnian was.

If Luo Jingnian knew that he was being called a little beauty in his heart by this girl, he would probably die of anger.

Chen Jinwu was fooled by her, and felt that the words were reasonable, and he frowned after thinking about it carefully. The new year is approaching, and Luo Jingchen is not the only one who will be busy, even they, how can they go out freely? There are a lot more entertainments than usual, but I can't be free anyway, and I have to go out with the elders.If it's someone she likes, it's fine, but if it's someone she doesn't like, asking her to talk with the group of little ladies who only know how to dress up all day is really killing her, it can suffocate her to death.

Thinking of this, Chen Jinwu's face collapsed.

Talking about his worries, Qin Zhao laughed: "Cousin is really, no matter which house you go to, you will always be a guest. Could it be that the house you like has no other guests except you? If you don't like people, don't you have people you like to hang out with? The number of guests we invite is almost the same in these few houses, but there are only a few of them left and right. You are better, I am afraid that this year, I will have to make a fuss .”

Last year, because she just returned to the residence, Jinyang and the old concubine were worried that she would not feel well. Except for a few families with whom they were very close friends, they did not take her with them when they were guests. Not past.Otherwise, Jinyang came forward as a guest and brought his own daughter. If she didn't bring her niece, whose parents are not around now, it would seem that Jinyang really didn't care about her.

But Chen Jinwu knew every family well. If she really didn't want to go, she could always find an excuse to hide. According to this, she was more at ease than Qin Zhao.Chen Jinwu knew how annoying it was to be among a group of aristocratic ladies, so he couldn't help but sympathize with Qin Zhaolai.

After the two talked for a while, Chen Erhuo sent someone to invite the two of them to his courtyard.The two of them let the maid put on fur clothes and went straight to Chen Erhuo's courtyard.

When he arrived, he saw that Chen Erhuo had already dragged a lot of toys and piled them on the long case, and showed them to Qin Zhao one by one. There were painted pottery dolls, groups of clay figurines, and round fans with exquisite embroidery. , some gold, stone and jade wares, and even some head and face jewelry.Those who watched were dazzled.

Chen Erhuo proudly showed Qin Zhao one by one: "Sister Ah Zhao, I found these for you specially. If you like them, take them, and if you don't like them, throw them away. I'll find the best ones for you later. .”

The set of round fans embroidered with Buddha's story has ancient pictures and profound Buddhist words. Qin Zhao likes it. He couldn't help but look at it a few more times when he held it in his hand. When Chen Erhuo saw it, he said happily: "My sister likes this? Then turn around." I'll just ask people to find more."

Qin Zhao smiled and said, "I'm not that frail girl? Besides fanning the wind in the hot summer, what do you usually do with a round fan?"

In summer, Luo Jingchen never leaves his fan, but Luo Jingchen is as beautiful as a fairy, and if someone takes a new fan, it is a standard ancient lady, if he, Chen Jinwu and the fat man take a fan, it will be the same as the weak Liu Fufeng With a fan, what does it look like?
Thinking about it, Qin Zhao couldn't help laughing, Chen Jinwu and Fatty asked her why she was laughing, Qin Zhao said with a smile: "I'm thinking about my cousin holding a fan and fanning lightly like cousin Jingchen, isn't it funny."

Chen Jinwu and Ah Erhuo were taken aback for a while, and then they had different expressions. Chen Jinwu pointed at Chen Erhuo and laughed.Chen Erhuo made a bitter face, and protested: "My sister is too bad, my brother is so heroic, how can I imitate that woman? I don't have to lose face to our old Chen family."

Chen Jinwu spat: "You don't often lose face."

While laughing, Qin Zhao thought of something, and asked, "Cousin, cousin, stop laughing, I have something to ask you two."

Chen Jinwu gave her a blank look: "As for us, it's not because you are narrow-minded. What do you want to ask? Tell me quickly."

"In our Kingdom of David, there are no other fans besides the round fan?"

"Why not?" Chen Erhuo said hurriedly when he heard it, "There is also a fan made of cattail grass. It's just a family like us, who can use that?"

It's not good for Qin Zhao to ask him directly if he has a folding fan. If there is no such thing in this world, the two of them would not know.After thinking about it, he asked Chen Erhuo to draw all the shapes of fans he knew.The original three people were in Chen Erhuo's study room. The pens, ink and inkstones were all ready-made. When Chen Erhuo heard about it, he wanted to do it. He hurriedly asked the maid to grind the ink and lay the paper. Zhao hurriedly asked the maid to leave, and personally studied ink for Chen Yihuo.

Chen Jinwu looked at the two of them with a look of waiting to see a joke, how could she not know her elder brother's level?After drawing it later, it would be no wonder if Azhao didn't want to whip the bastard with a stick.As far as his level of painting is concerned, he still has the nerve to do it.The three-year-old's diaper picture is also better than her brother's picture.

To Chen Jinwu's surprise, Qin Zhao looked at Chen Erhuo's good painting, and he didn't look unhappy at all. He just looked at the painting and said, "Is there a round one, an oval one, or a plantain fan-shaped one?"

It was a strange question, Chen Erhuo said: "Is there anything else?"

Qin Zhao's eyes turned into crescent moons with a smile: "That's good, that's good, cousin, Ah Zhao thank you for sending these goodies, and later Ah Zhao will also send you the same, keeping the son of a family named Quan Chang'an , all men of letters envy you."

As a science student, classmate Qin may not love poetry, poetry, romance and history, but she must love the martial arts novels that once fascinated her in her teenage years. It is said that a knight in white, a sword in the rivers and lakes, apart from the sword, how can I be without the pretense of B? What about the folding fan for tools?

If a jade-faced knight, a romantic son, or even a scholar in brocade clothes does not have a fan that can be opened with a "shua" while talking and laughing, the entire history of romantic talents and jade-faced swordsmen in mankind will be eclipsed.

How can Chen Erhuo be short of such a must-have thing for B?
"Uh," seeing the joy on her face, the whole face, the whole person seemed to be shining brightly like the sun, Chen Erhuo was taken aback, "Your sister, you are welcome, this is a gift from my brother, where is it?" What kind of favor do you want?"

Qin Zhao smiled and said, "What kind of favor? Cousin, cousin, we have an easy way to make a lot of money this time, do you want to participate?"

Chen Jinwu is fine, but when Chen Erhuo heard that he could make money, he immediately regained his spirits. Recently, the family is stuck with money, and now he can't get a silver ingot all over his body. How can he not be interested in money.

"Let's talk about it first. Is there any good idea to make money? As long as it can be done, brother will follow your orders, and we will do whatever you ask, without any discount."

Qin Zhao smiled: "Cousin, do you have a carpenter's shop with good craftsmanship? You must be able to do fine work."

The key point of folding fans is the fan bones. As for the fan surface, you can paint, write poems, and embroider the surface. Painting requires a painter, poetry inscription requires calligraphy, and embroidering the surface requires finding a good embroiderer. Apart from these, you can actually sell a lot of plain surface fans. Presumably, it is most liked by literati and poets. A fan like this is enough for them to express their coquettishness freely.

As for the fan bones, you need precious wood, even if you don't use wood, you also need to use ivory and jade.Cheaper ones are available from common wood and bamboo.But Qin Zhao doesn't plan to do mass business.

Things like folding fans don't have much technical content. As long as they go on the market, anyone can imitate them. It's better to start a high-end business, make a fortune first, and then do what you should do.

"Why do you want a carpentry shop?" Chen Jinwu and Chen Erhuo brother and sister asked at the same time.

"I have my own uses." Qin Zhao smiled, pushed Chen Erpang away, picked up the brush, and quickly drew a picture of a rich man holding a fan on the paper.

Then he took the picture, pointed to the folding fan in the young master's hand, and said to Chen Erhuo and Chen Erwu: "If it's such a fan, what do my cousins ​​think? It can be folded into a short sword and held in the hand, or it can be swished." Open it with a click, and it is used to fan the wind. And it can be used not only in summer, but also in spring, autumn and winter. This fan can be held or opened in hand, showing a romantic posture. Cousin, think about it, if you meet someone like you on the street The girl you like, step forward step by step, walk in front of people, swipe your two fingers, and the fans are fully opened, what kind of momentum? And how reckless?"

"Tiao,,, molesting girls?" The bastard was shy, raised his sleeves to cover his face, and said insistently, "Cousin, you are so bad, brother is such a person?"

Chen Jinwu and Qin Zhao,,,, both felt like vomiting.

Although it was a joke, Qin Zhao's fan has a lot to offer.

The two brothers and sisters of the Chen family were excited.Just about to talk about it in detail, Mrs. Chen San sent her maid to look for Chen Jinwu.Chen Jinwu had no choice but to go. He originally wanted to take Qin Zhao to see her mother, but was worried that her mother would ask her for something, and it would be inconvenient for Qin Zhao to be there, so he hesitated.Qin Zhao was looking for an opportunity to talk to the fat man Chen Erhuo about finding a few shops for him in private, wishing that Chen Jinwu would flash and leave her room to talk to Chen Erhuo.

When Chen Jinwu left the house, because the windows were all open, there were maids guarding the porch outside. Qin Zhao was still young, so there was no need to be shy. The maid came in.

Qin Zhao put down the matter of the fan, and said to Chen Erhuo sternly: "Cousin, Ah Zhao wants to ask you to help me with something, and I came here today because I heard from Second Brother You that you were at home, so I came here specially to look for you. "

I heard that I can help my favorite little cousin, and the little cousin came here to find him on purpose. Seeing her like this, I am afraid that even the girl Jinwu doesn't know, and the solemn expression on her face is obviously that he is Chen Bohu. As for being a character, I haven't heard what it is, but I have already patted my chest: "It's not that my cousin is boasting. In Chang'an City, there are really few things that my brother can't do. My sister just asks, brother It will definitely help you."

"It's not a big deal to say, it's not difficult for cousin Yu, but it's difficult for cousin to help cover it up, Azhao doesn't want anyone but cousin to know. If cousin can Agreed, Ah Zhao said, if my cousin feels that he can't hide it from his elders, or accidentally mentions it to his friends after drinking, then Ah Zhao doesn't need to say anything." Qin Zhao pretended to be apologetic.

This is definitely because Qin's little cousin regarded Chen Bohu as one of his own. Chen Bohu was complacent for a while, and repeatedly assured: "Sister, don't worry, don't care who asks, I won't tell if you kill me."

Qin Zhao just smiled: "It's really not difficult. My cousin knew about the fact that I grew up in the countryside. Now there is a sister's family who I took care of at the time. I wanted to do some business in the capital, but I couldn't find it for a while. It has nothing to do with Ah Zhao in Chang'an. After thinking about it for a few days, there is really no way, so I remembered my cousin. Only my cousin can help Ah Zhao. The reason why I didn't let my cousin say it was because I was afraid of us. There are some people in the palace who step down on highs and lows, thinking that my adoptive parents will lose face if they want to gain the glory of our palace, and they will lose face. I can't make them lose face. I didn't want to care about it at first, but that sister used to treat me well. She is really a good friend of mine. Since it's their family's business, I don't know it. Now I know, it's really There is no reason not to extend your hand. But Ah Zhao is young, and it is not easy to ask in front of the elders, thinking that my cousin is very capable, so I had to ask in front of my cousin."

With this kind of thing, Chen Erhuo has helped those pig friends and dog friends, and he has helped many times. He is a tyrant in Chang'an City, and he is flattered by many people walking on the street. Take advantage?There is no reason why my sister doesn't help when I can help others.

And it's really not a big deal.He, Chen Bohu, also came to visit. He wanted to find some shops but couldn't find them?
"Sister only said what kind of shop your friend's house is looking for? Just tell me, keep it within ten days, and find something that satisfies you."

The West Market is adjacent to the Qingming Canal and the Canal, so water transportation is convenient. Qin Zhao said, "It doesn't have to be a good location, you can just do business. But the west is high on the water, and they come from the north. If they can take the water, it's also convenient." At that time, it would be great if my cousin could find a shop in the West Market. As for the shop, we need three places, and it doesn’t need to be too big. It doesn’t matter the distance between the three places. As for the rent, my cousin thinks it’s all right.”

Since you don't care about the rent, things will be easier to handle.Chen Erhuo responded with his chest back: "It's easy to handle, my sister just put her mind to it. I know you know about this, and I will never let anyone know about it. When I find a suitable one, I will A letter was delivered to you."

"Then Azhao, thank you cousin first."

After deciding on the matter of the shop, Qin Zhao was in the mood to chat.Chen Erhuo was still thinking about the folding fan.

Qin Zhao said with a smile: "This matter is very easy to handle. After all, I have to stay at your house for a day or two. Why don't we go to the street to find a suitable craftsman's shop with cousin Jinwu in the afternoon, and get someone to do it. That’s right, it’s not too difficult.”

"Why don't we just go to the workshop that makes tuanfans?" Chen Erhuo suggested.

Qin Zhao hesitated: "This is not good, is it? If Fanzifang took our goods and sold them, wouldn't it be a big loss?"

Chen Erhuo glanced at her in disbelief: "Sister, who in this shop in Chang'an City has such courage? You are the majestic princess, and I am the young master of Lu Guogong's mansion. He dared to steal our things because he didn’t sell our goods. I said that he was not allowed to sell our things privately for the rest of his life, but he didn’t sign a contract. Who would dare to be disobedient? Besides, although merchants are lowly, there are rules and regulations. If it is prescribed, the market will no longer be able to gain a foothold, it will cut off the way of life, and no one is willing to do it."

It's his villainous heart, which is the heart of a gentleman, Qin Zhao couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed: "I'm overthinking."

The biggest advantage of finding a fan workshop is that even the problem of fan surface is solved.For the fan workshop, the surface of the fan is just a change of shape, but the fan requires some work.

Since he was planning to do it, Qin Zhao immediately started to draw a detailed fan bone diagram and listed the requirements.Then I handed it to Chen Erhuo: "My sister has a lot of things these days, and I will enter the New Year in a few days, so I will entrust this matter to my cousin. Do a few other best things, and we will enter the New Year's Eve." The palace also needs to prepare a gift. When the time comes, my cousin will give this to His Majesty, it will not cost a lot of money, but it is the only one, His Majesty will definitely like it, maybe my cousin will get more rewards."

It is natural to enter the palace during the New Year, and the children of these aristocratic families also have to pay New Year's greetings to the Empress to show their filial piety.

When Fatty Chen heard this, his eyes lit up.

"That's a good idea, that's a good idea." Fatty Chen was overjoyed.

You can give it to Emperor Li, but you can't give it a plain noodle fan.

(End of this chapter)