Chapter 905 It will really create problems for the old man (3 more)
This was the first time Shen Yunhui heard this, and her attitude towards the bowl of tea in front of her changed.
She carefully held the teacup with both hands, imitating Li Zian's example, first smelling the aroma of the tea, and then taking a sip.
As soon as the tea was in her mouth, Shen Yunhui immediately showed an expression of enjoyment and praised: "It is really full of flavor, and it lives up to its reputation."
Before she finished speaking, the old man who had just left had already turned back and said, "Girl, not only is the tea here good, but the food here is even better."
As the old man spoke, he gently placed the tray he was holding on the table.
The tray was also covered with a red cloth in a mysterious way.
"You guys, come up and take a look!" he said while lifting the red cloth.
The red cloth was uncovered, revealing the tray of small-leaf red sandalwood underneath.
I saw a piece of black fur spread inside the tray.
I don’t know what animal’s fur it is, but it is shiny and oily, and it looks like the best at first glance.
And such top-quality fur is just a foil for the above items.
Shen Yunhui looked carefully and saw a few small accessories on the black fur.
The old man began to introduce the three people one by one.
"You three, look at this first one." The old man said and picked up a golden Pixiu.
Before he could introduce himself, he was interrupted by Li Zian.
"Are you fooling me for fun?"
The old man said: "My lord, don't look down upon me!
"Actually, Pixiu can ward off evil spirits, bring good fortune, and also attract wealth..."
"I think you don't want to open this store, so you can't wait to ask me to smash it for you?"
The old man smiled coquettishly when he heard this, put the Pixiu into his pocket and said: "Oh, Prince, you really can't afford to joke anymore!
"Come on, let's see the next one."
He said and picked up a thumb-sized jade Ruyi.
"This is a piece of Hetian jade seed material that I brought back from Xinjiang. The raw material is only about the same size.
"I carved it out bit by bit with my own hands, trying to keep the piece of candy skin here as complete as possible, and then I found a master to carve it into such a small jade Ruyi."
This jade ruyi is actually composed of two parts.
The slightly wider part is carved into Ganoderma lucidum as the head.
The dark sugar bark saved by the old man turned into the color of Ganoderma lucidum, and at first glance it looked like the real thing.
The other end of the seed material is getting narrower and narrower, and is carved into layers of auspicious clouds, holding up the Ganoderma lucidum from below.
The lines of the auspicious cloud carving are smart and smooth, and the tail is a bit elegant.
"A gentleman is as gentle as jade. Jade is the most nourishing thing. It is suitable to be worn close to the body since childhood.
"Prevent disasters for the young master, and wish him everything goes well."
The texture of this piece of mutton-fat white jade is clean and delicate, and it feels oily to the touch. The carving is indeed exquisite, especially the sugar skin, which has been used just right.
But Shen Tianshu and Shen Yunhui looked at each other, obviously neither of them liked it too much.
The old man had a very good ability to observe people's words. When he saw what was going on, he put the jade Ruyi back into the tray without asking, and picked up another thing.
This is a jade ornament only the size of an adult's knuckle, carved into the shape of a pea pod.
Although the thing is not big, the carving is excellent, the lines of the pod are smooth, and the four beans on it are lively and full.
The color is even more refreshing and refreshingly green.
The most rare thing is that with the gentle movement of the old man's fingers, the green inside the beans also ripples, as if it will break through the surface and spurt out at any time.
The old man said: "This is a lucky bean, it can also be called Buddha bean.
"Generally speaking, two beans are suitable for pregnant women to wear, as they symbolize the safety of mother and child.
"Three beans symbolize good fortune, wealth and longevity, and also mean winning three yuan in a row, which means academic success.
"The lucky bean with four beans carved out of it in my hand is relatively rare. It corresponds to the four seasons of the year, which means peace and everything goes smoothly. It also means having more children, more blessings, and more descendants."
After listening to the old man's introduction, Shen Yunhui was already very excited, and although this lucky bean was small, the ingredients were really good.
However, remembering what Li Zian said before, she suppressed her excitement and waited to see what other goodies there were.
The old man was not in a hurry. He put down the lucky beans and picked up a safety buckle the size of a copper coin.
"Or you can take a look at this safety buckle again."
The Ping An buckle is not big, and it is purple with green in it, which is actually a spring ribbon.
"The meaning of Ping An Buckle is no more than that of the old man.
"Protect oneself to ward off evil spirits, dispel evil spirits and avoid disasters, and have safe access when entering and exiting...
"But the most precious thing about this peace button is its seed water and color.
"There is a saying in the industry called 'Ten springs and nine trees', which refers to purple jade, which is not suitable for planting in water.
"But this piece of material is very rare. Not only is the planting water excellent, but it is not the common 'Lotus Spring', but the extremely rare 'Red Spring'."
"The most rare thing is that the general spring ribbon colors symbolize the coming of purple energy from the east.
"It sounds nice, but what does it actually mean?
"As long as there is a touch of purple in the middle of green, it can be called | Spring is colorful."
"But take a closer look at the color of this safety buckle. What's the difference?"
The old man said as he placed the safety buckle flat in his palm and showed it to the three people.
Shen Tianshu was surprised to find that this spring-colored safety buckle had an inner ring of green and an outer ring of purple, and the rings of both colors were complete without any signs of disconnection.
This is so rare that even Li Zian looked a little surprised.
"Other spring ribbon colors represent purple energy coming from the east, but this one represents purple energy protecting the body.
"It is knitted with red rope and is most suitable for children to wear.
"Don't say it's to ensure safety, there's nothing wrong with it!"
Shen Yunhui took a liking to this at first glance, and immediately stretched out her hand under the table to gently tug on Shen Tianshu's sleeve.
Shen Tianshu also thought that the safety buckle was good, but he was a little hesitant by the old man's words.
Isn’t it a bit too much to say that purple energy protects the body when applied to children?
Li Zian saw that the two sisters were already interested, winked at the old man, and then said: "I think this is very good. Spring colorful materials are rare. The water is so good and the color is so special. It's really Rare.
"I suggest you ask this person back. Of course, in the end, it still depends on your own choice."
Shen Yunhui loves this safety buckle very much, and her eyes are glued to it and cannot move away.
But when she heard that even Li Zi'an praised the rare safety button, she couldn't help but worry about whether her wallet could afford it.
So she asked with some worry: "If I want to take this coin back safely, I don't know if I need it..."
The old man received Li Zian's signal and said with a smile: "Girl, don't worry. If you want to get this safety buckle, you only need to pay me one hundred taels of labor fee."
Shen Yunhui secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Although one hundred taels was by no means cheap, it was much cheaper than she had imagined.
In the past, when the Xu family was housekeeper, Shen Yunhui only had two taels of silver per month. Even with Ping Niang's money, the two of them lived very tightly. Not to mention saving money, they couldn't even spend it.
But since Mrs. Xu disappeared and Shen Tianshu became the housekeeper, not only did Ping Niang and her monthly money increase to five taels of silver, but there were also silver rewards during the holidays.
The most important thing is that since Shen Tianshu became the housekeeper, all the clothes and jewelry for all seasons have been paid for from the public account, and they are no longer required to save money for preparations themselves.
In addition, Shen Yunhui stayed at home and had no possibility of going out to spend money. Over the past year, she had really saved a lot.
Not to mention that Shen Tianshu would occasionally give her things or supplement her money.
So now Shen Yunhui has nearly one hundred and fifty taels of silver saved in his small treasury.
As soon as Shen Tianshu heard the price, he immediately raised his head to see Li Zian.
Li Zian didn't hide it, and smiled at her, admitting that he had done something.
"Sister, please take this one back. What do you think?" Shen Yunhui was so happy that she didn't forget to ask Shen Tianshu for his opinion.
"This is what you, my sister, want to give to Bao'er. As long as you like it, you don't need to ask me."
"Then I'll ask for this!" Shen Yunhui handed a one hundred tael silver note to the old man, then took the safety buckle from him with both hands, and the more she looked at it in the palm of her hand, the happier she became.
Shen Tianshu was afraid that she might accidentally drop something, so he asked the old man: "Is there any red rope in the store?"
"Yes, yes!" The old man turned around and opened a drawer and took out a box, which contained silk threads and ropes of various colors and thicknesses.
Scissors, fire breakers and other items are also available.
"There are also people in our shop who can weave rope. Just give us whatever you want."
"No need, I can just make one up myself."
Shen Tianshu said as he picked a bundle of red rope of moderate thickness from the box.
She assessed the carelessness of Baoer's wrist and cut off a section with scissors.
Fold the red rope in half and pass it through the middle of the safety buckle.
Shen Tianshu knitted a bracelet on the spot.
Li Zian knew that Shen Tianshu was not good at female beauty, so he never mentioned this aspect to her. He never expected that she would be so skilled at knitting hand ropes.
I saw her white fingers hooking up the red rope and flying up and down, and soon weaved a piece of hand rope with complicated patterns but very beautiful.
Shen Yunhui was also surprised: "Sister, you can actually do this? I don't know, and I have never seen you make it up!"
Seeing the surprised expressions of the two people, Shen Tianshu said helplessly: "I only know this one, I thought it was fun to learn from others.
Later, I realized that I really had no interest in this. If I had the time, it would be better to read a few pages of medical books, so I gave it up and did not continue studying.
"Fortunately, I learned it well back then, and I still haven't forgotten how to braid it."
Shen Yunhui curiously leaned over to take a closer look. After looking at it for a while, she asked: "Sister, did you learn it from Mingxiu? I have never seen such a knitting method before."
Hearing what Shen Yunhui said, Shen Tianshu's fingers paused while he was knitting rope.
This red rope braiding method was not something she learned in this life at all, but she learned it from her wet nurse in her previous life in her hometown.
My sister-in-law was pregnant at the time and she was about to give birth.
Shen Tianshu calculated the time early and rushed back from outside, and brought back a jade pendant for his unborn nephew and niece.
While waiting for his sister-in-law to give birth at home, Shen Tianshu simply learned a rope-weaving method from his wet nurse, and weaved jade pendants into decorations on the hand ropes.
After her sister-in-law gave birth to her little niece, she was the first to rush up and tie a red rope around her niece's little toes.
Later, as the child grew older, the original hand rope gradually became smaller.
Shen Tianshu reorganized it several times for this purpose, and practiced the only trick he knew so well that it was so perfect that even now, even though he has changed his body, he still knows it by heart and has not forgotten it.
"Sister, what's wrong with you? Did I say something wrong?" Shen Yunhui saw that Shen Tianshu stopped suddenly and didn't speak or move for a long time. She didn't know what she was thinking, so she had to ask in a low voice.
Only then did Shen Tianshu come to his senses and excused himself: "I learned it from the maid in the previous room. Later, she was... betrayed, so it's normal that you haven't seen it before."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yunhui immediately remembered the time when she followed Shen Yunyao and bullied her eldest sister. She immediately shut her mouth in shame and did not dare to ask further questions.
However, the old man who owned the shop had very sharp eyes. After Shen Tianshu finished braiding the hand rope, he looked at it and said: "This braiding method is not like the style here in Huguang, but it is somewhat like the style from Yingtianfu. style.
"But it must have been a popular pattern a few years ago. I haven't seen it much in recent years."
Li Zian took it over and looked at it carefully, touched his chin and said, "Why does it look familiar to me?"
"Everything I see looks familiar to you, Your Majesty, but I just can't remember it."
Shen Tianshu teased him in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
Then he took the bracelet back from his hand, handed it to Shen Yunhui and said, "This thing is so small, it's easy to keep. I'll put it on Bao'er when I get back soon."
Seeing that her eldest sister actually "robbed" something from the prince's hand, Shen Yunhui's eyes widened.
However, they found that neither Li Zian nor Shen Tianshu paid attention to this detail, as if they were already used to it.
Shen Yunhui secretly thought, the eldest sister really has a good relationship with the people in Prince Rui's palace!
Moreover, the prince usually looks very intimidating with a stern face, but I didn’t expect him to be so easy to get along with in private. It seems that a person really cannot be judged by his appearance.
After getting the amulet for Baoer, the next step is to choose the beads for Pingniang to use every day.
Shen Yunhui couldn't afford to hire someone so expensive anymore, so naturally she didn't dare to continue watching here.
Li Zian also said very considerately: "I have to go to another store to look at the Buddhist beads. You go out and wait for me. I will be back soon."
"good!"
Shen Yunhui didn't dare to ask any more questions, so she responded after hearing the words, then walked out of the store with Shen Tianshu on her arm, and waited outside for Li Lizi'an to come out.
After coming out, Shen Tianshu suddenly said: "I left my handkerchief in the store. Please wait for me. I will pick it up and come back."
After saying that, she turned around and went back to the store, just in time to hear the old man complaining to Li Zian: "Master, you are really going to give me a hard time.
"In order to get the purple energy shield, I grinded a piece of jade the size of a child's fist until it was only the size of a copper coin, and then I got such a perfect safety buckle.
"Don't talk about a hundred taels of silver, it won't be more than ten times more!
"If word gets out that a Ping An buckle of this quality was bought from my store for one hundred taels of silver, how will I continue my business in the future..."
"I'll replenish it for you as much as you need." Before Li Zian could say anything, Shen Tianshu walked out from behind the screen and said, "And please don't worry, I will tell my sister-in-law and never disclose the price deducted from Ping An to anyone. Human."