Chapter 20
When these two extraordinary young men appeared at the gate of the house, the old women and neighbors sitting on the street all looked up and pointed at them for a moment.
Some people even came over to chat with their new neighbors. Unfortunately, the man in the family was not as approachable as his wife. He got into the car without looking sideways and had no intention of chatting with his neighbors.
Zhao Quan got into the carriage and couldn't wait to ask for the crime. He whispered: "Didn't Miss Lian bring you food today? Why did you come here to eat again? Could it be a fake show?"
Cui Xingzhou ignored him and said slowly: "Brother Zhao, you should know that Mrs. Old Hou knows what you think."
As soon as these words were said, Zhao Quan immediately stopped the momentum of trying to catch the adulterer.
It should be noted that Zhao Quan's mother is really better at chanting scriptures than his wife in the Buddhist temple. If he knew that he had fallen in love with a thief's wife and recited a curse, it would have killed the Marquis!
So Cui Xingzhou only needs to mention it, and Zhao Quan became angry. But he didn't give up and just snorted, "Don't talk about me, according to me, it's Brother Cui, you can't help but Miss Liu's beauty, and you're also moved! Are you not afraid that I will sue the concubine and Miss Lian?"
Cui Xingzhou had just drank half a can of Huadiao. Although he was not on his head, he was also lazy. So he leaned against the carriage and said lazily: "Please do it yourself..."
Zhao Quan was so angry that he was too lazy to defend himself, but his envy really arose in his heart.
Yes, what will happen if he complains? Who has Cui Jiu ever been afraid of?
Although Cui Xingzhou had a mother above his head, he had a soft personality and listened to his son's everything.
There is no wife in the royal palace now, and his fiancée, Miss Lian, is always there to greet Cui Jiu. Even if Cui Xingzhou really raises an outdoor room, I am afraid that Miss Lian will still be virtuous in the ten donkey whips, and select the most majestic one to make soup for the prince to replenish his body!
Thinking of this, Cui Jiu's lawless situation, which is so lawless that no one can control, is really envious and red.
Thinking of his sadness, Zhao Quan said truthfully: "It would be a pity that you are so comfortable not to keep more outdoor rooms..."
Cui Xingzhou knew that his friend had been foolish and was too lazy to pay attention to his foolish words. He turned over and took a nap.
Speaking of the house in North Street, Liu Miantang took her husband's carriage out of the street, and then led his mother Li home with a smile.
But those neighbors who did not talk to Cui Guanren walked in small steps and chased Cui Niangzi and began to rush around.
"Miss Liu, I just took a closer look at your official family today. Why do you look so good? I think the legendary Pan An is just like this!"
While handing over melon seeds, Mrs. Yin said tsk.
Zhang, who once suspected that Miss Liu was, was busy repairing his relationship with his friends and neighbors. He handed over a wooden stool for Miantang to sit on: "I had seen Guanren Cui before, and I felt extraordinary at that time. I was really a pair of people with the Madam of the Cui family... I wonder if your husband has a brother who has married him? Does he look like him? My uncle's niece is fifteen years old, but she is waiting to say kinship!"
"My husband's family is ranked ninth. The brothers above all started their families in the northwest. Only he stayed in the capital, and there were no equivalent brothers below. But in the future, I will ask him if he has a suitable cousin. If there are, I will definitely tell Mom Zhao."
Liu Miantang is now proud and lets the neighbors know that his handsome talent is not a greasy middle-aged businessman!
So she took out a very approachable person, sat down with a smile, and chatted while eating melon seeds, and took the praise from the mothers without hesitation.
For a time, the North Street was full of a long and long atmosphere of neighborly friendship, and a handful of melon seeds could be eaten until the end of the world.
But at this moment, an old scholar staggered all the way under the guidance of the Miantang shop clerk.
Liu Miantang has good eyesight, and you can tell from a distance that it is Mr. Chen, a lay Buddhist in Hebrew.
Seeing that he was running anxiously, she stood up and rushed forward a few steps.
Mr. Chen was walking anxiously all the way, and he was excited and his words were trembling: "Cui...Miss Cui, it's done!"
As he said that, he took out a piece of cotton from his arms, wrapped in a cracked platter.
Liu Miantang quickly took it over and saw a dragonfly on it. If you carefully identify it, you can see that there is a clear female figure inside. Mr. Chen was finally able to successfully draw on the smooth porcelain plate.
It’s just a pity that I don’t know if it’s a problem with kiln temperature, but the hand-painted plate exploded when it was finalized for the last time. But since Mr. Chen has mastered the trick of dipping pigments to paint, it’s not a problem to do it again.
At that moment, the worries that had been in my heart for many days were finally wiped out. Liu Miantang felt that she could finally show her strength.
On the second day, Miantang got up early in the morning and came to the kiln where Mr. Chen lived temporarily. Mr. Chen hurried to draw three plates and divided them into two kilns to prepare the color.
At sunset, one of them was burned and the remaining two plates were fixed in color, and the painting was perfectly presented.
Liu Miantang has lived in Lingquan Town for more than a month now. In addition, when she visited various porcelain workshops, she also met many insiders and learned about the unwritten rules of many industries.
When selling porcelain, three points depend on the quality of porcelain and three points depend on the name of the shop. The remaining four points depends on whether the shopkeeper will shout.
The so-called shouting means using allusions. For example, the old He family name at No. 1, Lingquan Town, was personally evaluated by Concubine Xi, who was favored by the late emperor.
It is said that when the imperial concubine was in the palace, she was very playful. Once, she followed her father to buy porcelain and entered the kiln. She remembered the story of Gan Jiang Mo Ye and his wife casting swords. She also imitated it and cut her hair and threw it into the kiln. Unexpectedly, when the furnace was opened, she burned out the top quality with seven colors of light.
The late emperor favored Concubine Xi and fell in love with the seven-color porcelain in Lingquan Town. From then on, the old name of the He family became a workshop for the royal imperial offering.
The late emperor deposed the crown prince and changed Liu Tang, the son of Concubine Xi, to the crown prince, and successfully ascended the throne, becoming the present day.
From then on, the old He family's family's status in Lingquan Town was even more stable and unbeatable.
Liu Miantang did not surpass the He family and became the top player in Lingquan Town, but he hoped that the plate would be sold at a good price and would just make the name come true.
However, following the famous journey of the time-honored brands in Lingquan Town, her family's "Yu Shao Porcelain Floor" is ready, and only the allusions that can be called famous are missing.
At this time, Mian Tang could not find Qin Shihuang's nails or the hair of Empress Yuhuan, so he solemnly offered the two plates with good sandalwood racks, waiting for a noble man to recognize the treasure with a wise eye and discover such a clever thing.
Unfortunately, those who took the initiative to enter her shop were just ordinary people. Although Miantang tried hard to explain and guided them to see the dragonfly's eyes, they had no more information except to call "Gao".
The reason is that the price they gave is too low. I am really sorry for Mr. Chen's hard work these days.
For a time, Liu Miantang interpreted countless allusions suitable for his shop in his mind. Although the plot was wonderful, he lacked a noble person and couldn't help but sigh for a while.
It was sunny at noon that day, and the yard was filled with fragrance of rice. There were two tall and short tables in the courtyard of North Street.
Miantang and Cui Jiu sat on the high table. It would be better to have dinner with Li's mother on a low table near the door of the kitchen.
It is obvious that the master and servant have dinner together, which does not comply with the rules of the royal family.
However, this is the head of Mrs. Liu. She said that since it is time to eat, it is enough to eat with two tables, otherwise she would have to wait for the master to finish eating and the servants would eat again, obviously, and waste a bundle of firewood in vain. There are not so many rules for small families.
Cui Jiu signaled the servants to follow the words of Mian Tang.
He was free these days and came back to eat at noon. This was also forced by the chef in the barracks. Since the prince picked out the cockroaches with eggs from the big pot of vegetables in the barracks a few days ago, he not only beat the chef's boards heavily, but he no longer wanted to eat in the barracks.
However, as a general, the influence of having a small meal alone was not good. After thinking about it, Cui Jiu came to Lingquan Town for lunch nearby, and then made a food box and put the dinner back.
So these days, Cui Xingzhou ate with Miantang at noon. After all, he intended to cuckold Lu Wen and pretend to be more like him, so that Lu Wen could take the bait, right?
Miantang heard from his husband that the master's wife who was learning chess was sick and could not control her meals during the day. She had to study chess recipes in the chess hall at night, so she quickly responded to the task of putting food boxes.
In addition, those who are apprentices always have to ignore the master, so the food box is not enough to only contain dried radish seeds, so they eat fish every time and try not to make a double sample.
But every time Miantang inspected the kitchen, she was shocked when she went back to make plans. She asked Mom Li where the money for the meat came from?
When Li's mother glared at her eyes and was about to make up a lie, Mo Ru, who helped hand over the firewood, said that it was the boss playing chess with someone and broke the reward for the lonely game.
After hearing this, Miantang nodded in admiration.
Although gambling is only one word different from gambling, one has a very different temperament when twisting the chess piece and the other shakes the dice.
My husband is smart and plays a great move, and he can actually break the lonely situation and support his family!
For a moment, she was ashamed of her uselessness and could not make money immediately, so that her husband could learn chess with peace of mind and not do the mundane affairs of money.
So Liu Miantang thought about it and finally couldn't help but sigh at the dinner table: "Husband, how about you tell me I'm going to stop the carriage of King Huaiyang?"
Mo Ru on the low table had just swallowed a braised egg. When he heard that Lady Liu was about to stop the prince's carriage and horse, he was shocked. Before he could chew, he swallowed half of it. He choked and rolled his eyes, which made Li's mother quickly pour water for him and patted his back.
However, the main leader Cui Jiu was very calm and asked Miantang with a smile why he wanted to stop the car?
Mian Tang put a peeled shrimp into Cui Jiu's bowl and explained vigorously: "My husband doesn't know that the King of Huaiyang is a filial piety. It is said that on the birthday of the concubine a while ago, the prince ordered a complete set of porcelain from the He family. It was just a set of tea sets, which were worth 500 taels! I can buy several houses!"
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Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: Ranran
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Chapter completed!