First Empress Merchant

Chapter 223: Hand Bracelet (2)
Lu Lishi was slightly taken aback, "Why?"

Master Wang replied: "You don't know, in our line of work, if you come into contact with more expensive wood, you will be locked in a closed inner room to do it alone, and you can't leave until the work is done and the employer checks and accepts it." .”

After hearing this, Lu Lishi immediately waved her hands and said, "No, no, there's really no need for this, as I said just now, I'm very relieved of the behavior of you and little master Afeng, just do it when you come."

Master Wang smiled, "Yes, it is our blessing to have an employer who trusts the little old man, the master and the apprentice, but the so-called practice has rules, and the little old man can be regarded as a carpenter with a good reputation. Good intentions will break our rules, right?"

Seeing that people have already talked about this, Lu Lishi can only bow gratefully and say: "Then thank you both, but if you take out little master Afeng, will it cause you a burden in terms of manpower?"

Tsk tsk, what is the conscience of the industry?Isn't this a living and positive teaching material?Think about those unscrupulous businessmen in modern times, who didn't play word games there under the slogan of "a fake one is fined ten thousand"?Just like a pair of golden nanmu bracelets that are not too expensive, one can be made of golden nanmu, the other can be ordinary nanmu, or even use other cheap wood, as long as it is dyed with a chemical agent to a similar color, the average person is Absolutely indistinguishable.

In this way, even if the bracelet only has four or five real golden nanmu beads, it can still be said to be genuine, so what do you do?Not to mention buying materials for processing or something, he is thankful that he can use half of your materials.Hey, to be honest, the rapid development of this technology really has its disadvantages. If she uses these heresy to deceive consumers, she would rather go back to ancient times.

Master Wang laughed again, "You are worrying too much. Didn't the little old man work alone before confiscating Ah Feng as an apprentice? Besides, being able to come into contact with different woods is very valuable for every carpenter." Experience, so to speak, the little old man should thank you for giving Ah Feng this opportunity. Ah Feng, you have to do well, and don't be disappointed in the little boss."

Ah Feng cupped his hands respectfully, "Master, don't worry, I will definitely live up to the trust of you and my little boss."

After chatting for a few more words, Lu Lishi took Ah Feng back to Wanrong Residence. By chance, he ran into Lu Su's family. After briefly explaining the situation, Lu Su's family offered to let Ah Feng sleep in Lu Xiaohu's room temporarily. Anyway, Lu Xiaohu and Lu Yiming are still young, so they won't feel crowded when they sleep in one room. In this way, Lu Lishi's trouble of not knowing where to arrange Ah Feng to sleep can be regarded as solved.

Two days later, Afeng hung a pair of panda eyes and took two polished bracelets to the study to find Lu Lishi, "My little master, according to your request, I polished two hundred and eight wrist bracelets, look It’s okay, if you’re not satisfied, I’ll go back and change it.”

Lu Lishi took the bracelet and looked at it carefully, and the more she looked at it, the happier she was, "Hey, your two bracelets are different? This one is carved... Is it the shape of a lotus flower bud? The top of this ordinary round bead... Engraved? Is it a scripture?"

Ah Feng smiled shyly, "Well, I was afraid that you would be dissatisfied, so I thought about it carefully. I said before that my mother believes in Buddhism, so I have been somewhat influenced by it. The lotus represents pure merit and cool wisdom. , also means from trouble to clean, but if you carve a lotus flower, you are afraid that the wearer will feel uncomfortable, so you choose the shape of a bud. I have tried this kind, and it is easy to touch; It is the Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra, which has 260 characters in total, engraved in order, and one hundred and eight beads have been engraved exactly eighteen times, are you satisfied with it?"

Lu Lishi was more than satisfied, she was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear. Thinking of something, she took out five taels of silver from the drawer, "Look at the beads, they are full and round, and the size is equal. I can see that you really put your heart into it." , these five taels of silver will be regarded as the hard-earned money for little master Afeng, please take it!"

She asked why it took so much time to polish two bracelets, because the elder brother in the previous life could also polish beads by hand, usually it can be finished in one afternoon, at most one day. Conscience, the absolute conscience of the industry!

Ah Feng was very anxious when he heard the words, "This can't be done! My master said, this is for me to practice skills, and there is no extra wages. If I want to take your money, the master will definitely scold me and return it to me." Please don't embarrass me!"

Lu Lishi smiled, "You can't say that, I am very satisfied with the two bracelets polished by little master Ah Feng. If so, there should be a reward. Haven't you ever received a reward from your employer?"

Ah Feng replied: "I have received it, but according to the industry regulations, the employer's tip will not exceed one-tenth of the finished product at most, and yours is a small item, at most one penny, I... really can't accept it." Yes! Oh yes, I put a lot of material left in the box, and I will bring it to you later, as well as the powder produced during grinding, I also put it in the box, so there is no waste."

It was the Nth time that Lu Lishi felt the sincerity of this child, and after thinking for a while, he said: "I still have some aloes, and I would like to ask you to help me make two jewelry boxes about this height and width. These are the drawings. Can the master type it out?"

Ah Feng took the drawing and looked at it, and said after a while: "I've never seen such a unique jewelry box, I'm afraid I can't make it well, I have to ask the teacher for some details first."

Lu Lishi nodded, "Okay, then you can go to your master with the blueprint! But this jewelry box of mine is for giving away, and I don't want the blueprint to be leaked before I give it away. How about asking your master to sign a non-disclosure agreement with me after reading it?"

She knew that he said he was going to ask for advice, but it was just to get approval. It's okay, when he came to sign, he should give the five taels of silver to Master Wang, but she didn't think carefully, after all, it was recommended by the master. Rewards must also be given in front of the master.

"Hey, okay, I'll go back as soon as I go!" Ah Feng responded and ran away like a gust of wind, leaving Lu Lishi alone in the study with the two bracelets, laughing silly.

A few days later, the jewelry box of Lu Lishi brand was ready. It was Lu Su's family's birthday. After hiding the jewelry box, Lu Lishi went to the kitchen to help prepare meals for the banquet. Birthday, no matter what you do, you have to do it decently, right?Let Ah Zhong help to go to the villa to invite Shi Liang, Rui Niang, and Liniang to come over as guests, not to mention Aunt Chen and other neighbors. Of course, those masters who are still helping to build the house will naturally not be missed. In short, how lively and lively it is.

After the banquet, the guests were sent away, and the family rolled up their sleeves to clean up the pots and pans, and then went back to their rooms to rest. After a while, Lu Su's family dragged Lu Su to Lu Lishi's study in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)