Delicate Flower

Chapter 150: Painting

The more Yu Tang thought about it, the more so.

It's a pity that Rizhao is too far from here. Even if she is suspicious, it is difficult to verify, and even if it counts, it has become an unjust case, and she doesn't know what else she can do.

However, eight out of ten of the fifty acres of Yongye fields in the Li family were used to wash away the money that was greedy for ink when he was the prefect of Rizhao.

She couldn't sit still a bit.

Li Yi has been the prefect of Rizhao for seven or eight years. If he is not righteous in his mind, it will definitely be more than this unjust, false and wrong case. It can be seen that he is not a good thing either. Now that he is an official in Beijing, he has more power and has more contacts with people and things. Who knows if he will do anything ignorant of his conscience again.

Speaking of which, their family is also a victim!

If it weren't for Li Yi to be an official outside, would the Li family dare to think of murder?

Yu Tang suddenly felt the same hatred of the enemy, and felt that he didn't know it. If he knew it, he would remain indifferent and make good use of it. How could he be worthy of the defeated Wei Shanshan?

She got up from the bed stubbornly, called A Tiao to come in, and said, "Go and ask Mr. Hu for me. See when the third master is free, I have something to see the third master."

Among the people Yu Tang knew, only Pei Yan was able to verify whether Li Yi had done those things.

She needs Pei Yan's help.

Ah Tiao left, and came back half an hour later and told her: "The Pei's family has ripened oranges at the Zhuangzi in Ji'an, and the third master went to Ji'an to sell oranges. Come back tomorrow night, and ask if you are in a hurry? If you are in a hurry, just do it. Please write a letter to the third master. If you are not in a hurry, wait until the third master comes back and then set the time."

Urgent, but not in a hurry for a long time on this day.

However, Pei Yan sells oranges...what's the matter?

Are oranges on the market at this time?

Compared to Li Yi's matter, Yu Tang is even more curious about Pei Yan selling oranges.

She said: "Then you go back to Manager Hu, and wait for the third master to come back and set the time."

A-tiao ran away again.

Ma Xiuniang asked Magpie to bring a letter to see her, and asked her to go home for lunch.

Yu Tang talked to the Chen family, took two silk flowers made by herself, accompanied by Shuangtao, and went to Zhang's house.

Ma Xiuniang was instructing the woman in the stove to cook the pig's head. Seeing her arrival, she walked out of the kitchen with her apron patted.

When Yu Tang entered the second door, he smelled a scent of halogen, and immediately went forward to bow, and said, "What did you make delicious? You have to call me from home. How about Qing'er? Why didn't you see her? Is my brother-in-law at home? I'm here, will it bother me too much?"

"Why do you talk so much!" Ma Xiuniang saw her smiling, with a small face like summer flowers, dazzlingly beautiful, she couldn't help squeezing her small face, and she said, "Since I called you Come, there must be nothing inappropriate. Your brother-in-law went to the restaurant and won't come back for dinner at noon. Qing'er's little girl knows to sleep all day long, like a pig, you don't have to worry about her."

The two talked and entered the house hand in hand.

The magpie came in with a refreshment.

The two of them sat down in order and exchanged a few words, and Ma Xiuniang talked about the reason for inviting her over this time: "I should have come to see you, but Qinger was too young. She has never left me since she was born. , I left her alone at home and worried, so I called you over. I wanted to ask you, last time you said that your brother-in-law helped your shop draw patterns, do you still need someone to help? ?" At this point, she blushed.

Yu Tang was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Yes, I want, I want. It's just a bad design. It would be great if my brother-in-law can help. It depends on whether my sister wants to sell one piece for the money? Or sell it to us all at once? Home?"

Ma Xiuniang didn't know the difference, and she didn't know how to ask carefully.

Because of Yu Yuan in his previous life, Yu Tang paid more attention to the business at home, and also dealt with the shopkeepers, knowing that only by knowing how to do business in business can we make long-term business. Ma Xiuniang didn’t ask, she started to say: “The money for selling a piece of lacquerware means that everyone agrees on how much it will cost to sell a piece of lacquerware. For example, if this pattern is used on a mirror, the mirror will sell for one or two. Silver, for every one sold, I will give your family ten cents; sell it to our family all at once, that is, according to the amount of money for a painting, let us use it. Now our family invites an outside master to paint a painting It’s about one or two silver each. But brother-in-law is different. Brother-in-law’s paintings are very good. If you are willing to sell to our family, our family will definitely pay double the silver. Sister, it depends on how convenient your family is. Our family It’s okay."

If Ma Xiuniang wasn't waiting for the silver, she wouldn’t encourage Zhang Hui to draw pictures for Yu’s family, and Zhang Hui only promised Ma Xiuniang to paint 20 pictures and stopped painting. Besides, I don’t know if Zhang Hui’s drawings can make Yu. Does the family make money?

She blushed even harder, and whispered: "You also know about my family..."

Upon hearing this, Yu Tang immediately said: "That's OK. Just sell it to our family. I say that, because some painters like to sell one piece of knots, my sister has never been in touch with these. I don't want to sell it. Have you made it clear to you? You can rest assured that your brother-in-law can draw the picture, and the rest, I will be there!"

When she said this, Ma Xiuniang was even more embarrassed, and said, "Your brother-in-law, only plans to paint twenty pictures."

Yu Tang also thought that Zhang Xiucai would not always do this, and was not disappointed, but was happy to get Zhang Hui's paintings. She said: "Twenty pictures are only twenty pictures, which is better than what our family can't get. Sister, when do you think I will come to get the picture?"

Ma Xiuniang laughed and said, "Your brother-in-law was just moved by me, how can it be so fast. However, you have to tell me what patterns your family wants, and I can urge your brother-in-law to finish the drawing soon. ."

Yu Tang said: "Those elegant objects in the study will do."

There is no shortage of patterns such as Magu worshiping birthdays and Peng Zu Shengzuo, but the elegant pieces that can be liked by literati.

Ma Xiuniang smiled and said, "Okay! I know. You can go back and wait for the news with peace of mind."

Yu Tang repeatedly thanked him.

Ma Xiuniang took Yu Tang's hand and said with emotion, "I should thank you."

Obviously it is a mutually beneficial thing, but Yu Tang did it as if the Yu family had asked their family how much benefit.

Suddenly Ma Xiuniang was very fortunate to befriend Yu Tang, but she didn't know. Yu Tang was also very fortunate that she had not missed this life, and she became good friends with Ma Xiuniang.

After leaving Zhang's house, Yu Tang went directly to the shop of Yu's house on Changxing Street.

From a distance, she saw Xia Pinggui and Xiang's dowry maid, Xia Lian, standing at the door of the shop talking, Xia Lian still carrying a food box in her hand.

She guessed that Xia Lian was ordered by her sister-in-law to bring lunch to the brother in the lobby.

Yu Tang pursed his lips and smiled.

There are apprentices cooking in the shop, of course it’s not as good as at home. Sister-in-law is distressed that the brother in the lobby can’t eat well.

When she approached, she realized that the smiles of Xia Pinggui and Xia Lian looked too bright.

A trace of doubt flashed in Yu Tang's heart.

Seeing her, Xia Pinggui and Xia Lian both jumped to the side like cats with their tails stomped on. Xia Pinggui greeted her with a enthusiasm a hundred times more attentive than usual: "Little, miss, come here. Are you here to find the boss or the young boss? The boss has gone to find Master Xiang and haven’t come back yet. The young boss is guarding in the shop? I’ll take you in!” He said, lowering his eyes, like a headless fly Just rush towards the inside.

Xia Lian panicked and said, "Miss, I'm going back first. I'm here to deliver food to the young master's house, and my grandmother is still waiting for me to reply." She ran away in a hurry.

Is she so scary?

Yu Tang muttered in his heart, suddenly a flash of inspiration.

Xia Pinggui shouldn't be to Xia Lian...

She didn't show her face, but the villain in her heart was smiling.

This happened in her previous life when she was in Li's house.

The maid and the young man by her side caught sight of them. However, Lin did not allow such incidents in the family, so he sold the maid and the young man, saying that such incidents should not be set a precedent, otherwise it would be easy for internal and external collusion, guarding and stealing.

However, Xia Pinggui and Xia Lian are quite suitable. At that time, she has to remind her sister-in-law that if two people really have this meaning, it is better to fulfill them early, so as not to make trouble and everyone's faces will not look good.

Yu Tang calmly went to the tent where Yu Yuan was resting, and talked to Yu Yuan about Zhang Hui.

Yu Yuan was overjoyed, and said, "Do you know what Dad is going to do to find Master Xiang? A few days ago, Dad took a job. Someone wanted to order fifty cages, but they wanted Siji Ruyi's pattern, so Dad went to look for it. Master Xiang went to draw a drawing. You also know that Master Xiang’s drawing costs at least five taels of silver."

Yu Tang became anxious when he heard it: "Then you quickly find someone to tell your uncle. If your uncle has a good talk with Master Xiang, you won’t be able to change your course. Also, Master Xiang, I know, it’s the best in Lin'an. A famous painting master. If Master Xiang is worth five taels of silver, the son of the chapter will have at least four taels of silver, right?"

The painting master she knew before only charged a couple of silver for a painting. Who knew Master Xiang could be so high.

Yu Yuan hurriedly ordered Xia Pinggui, only to say that important guests had arrived at home, so that Yu Bo should come back quickly. When Xia Pinggui left, we continued to talk to Yu Tang about this matter: "We told Daddy before that the pattern at home is a bit old, and Daddy knows that, but he feels even more distressed about the silver. Just a few days. If it wasn't for someone else to order the famous Four Seasons Ruyi this time, the business would not be done without it. Daddy, forget it, the money earned from this business is just enough to pay for Master Xiang’s painting money. , I just looked for it after gritting my teeth. Otherwise, why have you delayed it until now!"

Yu Tang smiled helplessly.

The siblings drank tea for a long time, and Yu Bo hurried back panting.

"I heard that you found a better pattern master?" He asked as soon as he walked in, before he had time to take a sip of the tea.

"It's not Master Painter." Yu Tang told Yu Bo about Zhang Hui.

As expected, Yu Bo hesitated and said: "The paintings of Master Zhang must be good, but whether it will sell well or not."

The price of four taels of silver is even worse.

Yu Tang smiled and said: "Since this business can pay for Master Xiang’s paintings, everyone in our shop always says that there is nothing new in the paintings. I can’t as well let Master Zhang paint a few paintings according to the wishes of the merchant. That way, if the customer is satisfied, please ask Mr. Zhang to paint. You can also make a few taels of silver!"

Yu Bo thought that he would not suffer, so he agreed.