Cui Weizhen got busy, conveying the decree to the counties that people could borrow grain, and also arranged for people to open granaries and do statistics. He was so busy that his feet never touched the ground.
Ye Zhenzhen also began to look for a site where she would open a medical clinic in the future. She originally wanted to buy the shops around Yu's medical clinic, but the people around her were unwilling to sell, so the plan was shelved, and Li Yue had to look for a new site again.
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It is not easy to find a suitable location. The prototype of the medical center has not yet been established. Ye Zhenzhen is not in a hurry and will just slowly prepare for the establishment.
During this interval, she received an invitation from Jin Yingxuan.
The banquet will be held three days later, and many families in Mingzhou Prefecture have received invitations. For a time, Mingzhou is very expensive, and ladies and ladies from all the houses are doing a lot of shopping. The business of cloth, rouge, gouache, gold and silver jewelry, etc. is extremely booming.
Good items will also trigger crazy rushes and raise prices, making merchants everywhere smile from ear to ear for a while.
Ye Zhenzhen went to the street for business, and couldn't help but secretly gasped when she saw this scene, thinking: The consumption power of Mingzhou Prefecture is not much better than that of the capital city.
At this time, she was in the largest gold and stone shop in Mingzhou Prefecture, and curiously asked the shopkeeper: "Every time there is a banquet in Mingzhou Prefecture, do the ladies from all the families behave like this?"
The shopkeeper of the Jinshi Store had a smiling Maitreya Buddha face: "It doesn't happen often. This time it's probably because Mrs. Ning Guo attended the Jin family's charity banquet, and the ladies wanted to leave a good impression on Mrs. Ning Guo.
Mrs. Ning Guo is the first lady of the country and a popular person in front of the Queen. Everyone wants to have a good relationship with her. The most important thing is that this time, even the merchant's wife is invited. They have never been invited to such an occasion before.
Those who haven’t had the opportunity to be involved will naturally have to put in the effort to prepare.”
Ye Zhenzhen didn't expect that this phenomenon was caused by her.
It's no wonder that she doesn't have much true feelings about her status. She often attended banquets when she was in the capital. Sometimes her status was the highest among the banquet women's family members, but because everyone's status was not bad, their friendship was also good.
, so there is no such phenomenon of flattery.
She had just arrived in Mingzhou Mansion from the capital, and it was difficult for her to adapt to such a change.
The shopkeeper thought that she was also preparing for the Jin family's banquet, and looked at the box she handed over with some embarrassment: "Madam, your two pieces of jade are of the highest quality. The shop can indeed help with processing and carving, but this is
It's a delicate work, and it can't be completed in three days. If the master craftsman is asked to rush the work, I'm afraid this good thing will be wasted."
That's right, Ye Zhenzhen came out today to process the glazed jadeite and bean jadeite presented by Team Leader Fang - if Yuxiu hadn't discovered these two pieces of jade while packing her things, she would have almost forgotten about it.
Ye Zhenzhen waved her hand: "Don't worry, this is a matter of water grinding, and meticulous carving is the right way to go. This is a blueprint, just let your master carve it according to the design above. The style and data have been recorded in detail...
…Take a look, can you understand it?”
The design drawings were naturally made by Cui Weizhen. She had vowed to design it herself before, but the design turned out to be ordinary. In the end, Cui Weizhen couldn't stand it, so she made the final draft herself.
If it was the gold and stone shop in the capital that they had been cooperating with all year round, they would naturally understand Cui Weizhen's manuscript, but now that they had just arrived, and the two pieces of jade were very valuable, Ye Zhenzhen was worried that they would be squandered, so she made the trip herself.
The shopkeeper took the drawing and was amazed when he saw it.
I saw various styles drawn on the drawings, including jewelry headsets, jade Buddhas, and various finger levers. For each style, a rendering was drawn, and next to it was an exploded view. All kinds of data were extremely detailed.
It's so accurate that it's really unheard of.
The most important thing is the painting method. The shopkeeper is considered well-informed. This painting method is clearly the legendary Xumi painting method, which is why it is so detailed and lifelike.
Mingzhou Prefecture had never heard of a talented person who was good at this painting method before. Thinking of the newly appointed magistrate, the shopkeeper looked at this young and beautiful strange lady and had a faint guess in his heart. He couldn't help guessing in a trembling voice:
"You, are you Mrs. Ning Guo?"
Ye Zhenzhen felt that there was no need to hide it, and nodded in agreement: "If it's done, just send it to the government office."
The shopkeeper was surprised and happy. What was surprising was that he had gossiped about Mrs. Ning Guo just now in front of her. What was happy was that Mrs. Ning Guo had no intention of pursuing her. He was relieved and at the same time, he felt faintly happy that Ning Guo was there.
Madam's reputation for custom-made jade jewelry at his house is so good that her business will definitely be even more prosperous in the future.
"Madam, please rest assured that I will let the best craftsmen in the store make your jewelry. When it is ready, it will be delivered to your house properly."
Ye Zhenzhen nodded and was about to leave when she ran into an acquaintance.
The visitor was also very surprised when he saw her. After being stunned, he immediately bowed and said, "Xiniang, a folk girl, has met Mrs. Ning Guo, Mrs. Jin An."
Ye Zhenzhen was also a little surprised to meet her by such a coincidence, and stretched out her hand to help her up: "No need to be polite, Xi Niang, are you here to buy jewelry today?"
She made a very polite greeting.
Xi Niang said respectfully: "Our troupe ordered a set of jewelry at Linlang Jinshi Store. Today is the day for delivery, so the girl came to pick up the goods."
Not everyone can enjoy the door-to-door delivery service of Linlang Jade Shop. For ordinary customers like the opera troupe, custom-made jewelry needs to be picked up in person.
Although Xi Niang is from a lowly family, she has a good character. Although Ye Zhenzhen praises her very much, they are not familiar with each other after all. Forcing them to chat will only increase the embarrassment. Just as she was about to leave, Xi Niang stopped her.
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She spoke hesitantly: "Madam, I heard that the Jin family will hold a charity banquet soon to raise money for the distressed people. The daughter of the people is not able to attend, but she also wants to express her gratitude. I dare to ask Madam, have you ever
Is there any other way to donate silver?”
Ye Zhenzhen was thoughtful, but Xi Niang reminded her that although the Jin family invited guests, some people were definitely not allowed to enter. It would be inappropriate if these people had no way to donate.
So she said: "I will explain this matter to the prefect and put a donation box at the gate of the government office. If Xi Niang is determined to do good, just put the charity money in the box."
Xi Niang showed a smile and gave Ye Zhenzhen a blessing gift: "Thank you so much, madam, for being willing to help the women of the country solve their problems."
"Xi Niang is kind-hearted. It's my turn to thank you on behalf of the people of Mingzhou Prefecture."
Xi Niang pursed her lips and said, "A civilian girl is also from a poor family, and she understands the pain of these families best. As long as it can give them more chances of survival and less separation of flesh and blood, donating some spare money is not worth it at all.
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Ye Zhenzhen looked at her and couldn't help but sigh.