The room is not small, but it seems crowded with too many things.
Large and small jars, mortars and various small pots filled the room.
There was a small square table and a futon placed near the window. The books on the table were all tumbled, and there was a pile of paper covered with writing.
Su Lan Niang helped Chen Yu sit on the futon, knelt down next to her and took the papers full of words: "Grandma, look, these are the colors I have tried. After the safflower is fermented, it is placed in plant ash. Most of them are
My dyeing workshop required millet rice slurry, but I thought it was a waste of food, so I used black plum water. Xiao Guo was very good."
Chen Yu actually saw in Su Lan Niang the temperament of a scholar who could overcome difficulties and nodded appreciatively.
This greatly encouraged Su Lan Niang, and she became energetic: "After dyeing the silk with safflower, if you are not satisfied with the color, it doesn't matter. Soak the silk, add alkaline water, and drip the rice ash water on it, and the red color will disappear.
Not only that the silk remains the same as before, but after using mung bean powder to absorb the safflower water in the dye vat and re-melting it into the dye vat, it can continue to be dyed, and there is no waste at all."
At this time, Chen Yu was shocked. Su Lanniang must not have known that the red pigment of safflower can be dissolved in alkaline solution and that mung bean powder can fully absorb safflower. These are all physical and chemical related knowledge. There was no such knowledge in ancient times.
But practice brings true knowledge! This kid is really amazing.
When Su Lan Niang saw that Chen Yu was interested, she became even happier and wanted to tell her all about what she had gained in the past two months.
A person with dreams has light in his eyes, and Chen Yu saw such light in Su Laniang's eyes.
"Gululu."
Su Lan Niang suddenly stopped talking in embarrassment and her face turned red.
"Are you hungry? Our own restaurant is next door, and you don't want to eat on time?" Chen Yu's face darkened.
Su Lan Niang pulled Chen Yu's sleeve: "Grandma, look at Lan Niang, do you dare to go out? But the shopkeeper over there will bring me food."
Chen Yu asked Su Funiang to order some food and drinks to bring over, and then asked Su Lanniang: "You are not leaving when you come back this time, right?"
"Well, grandma, my father is getting married to Miss Xia Jiasan. They live their lives. I will make Miss Xia Jiasan uncomfortable over there. Besides, I went to Jinghe just to take care of my dad.
Now my father doesn't need Lan Niang anymore." Su Lan Niang said with a smile, no other emotions at all, and no trace of disappointment at all.
Chen Yu patted Su Lanniang's arm: "Yes, grandma said at the beginning that Lan Niang should be by grandma's side."
As for the marriage between Su Shikun and Miss Xia Jiasan, the family would not know about it unless Lan Niang said anything. Chen Yu knew very well that Su Shikun was destined to marry into his wife! This also made him worry less. He really wanted Su Shikun to take Xia Jiasan with him.
When the young lady comes back to Su's house, even Yue'e will be in trouble, not to mention whether she will accept her or not. I can't bear to leave such a good wife like Yue'e, and I feel uncomfortable.
Seeing that Chen Yu didn't ask further questions, Su Lanniang stopped talking. Grandma is a smart person. There are no boys in the Xia family. It is obvious that Miss Xia San wants her father to marry her. Even if her father does not agree now, the two of them will
If a husband and wife live together for a long time, they will raise children sooner or later.
It's good not to come back home. If I make grandma sad again, I won't agree to it.
Chen Yu asked Leng Xiang and Xunmei to come in and tidy up the house under Su Lanniang's instructions. Chen Yu looked at his eldest granddaughter several times and said: "Before your second aunt got married, you had a small courtyard over the restaurant.
Stay here, go back there in the evening and have a good rest. Later, grandma will take you to the dental clinic and choose two maids to serve you by your side to take care of your food and daily life."
Su Lan Niang quickly waved her hand: "Grandma, I don't have anyone to take care of my little aunt at home. I can't take the risk. My younger brothers and sisters will learn from me. How about paying it off? This is all money."
"You don't know that once Lan Niang's dye is successful, it will be a mountain of gold and silver. Besides, you are a big girl and you need someone to take care of you." What Chen Yu decided was finalized in the Su family.
Something happened.
Su Lanniang still wanted to refuse, but Fu Niang came in from the outside with a food box and said with a smile: "Isn't it unusual for the eldest granddaughter of Xiang Jun to have someone to serve you? Don't try to catch me. I really don't have any need. I can wait for your aunt."
When we get down, just pick two people by your side."
In this way, Su Lan Niang could not refuse.
When she sat down to eat, Su Funiang couldn't help complaining: "It's really a headache. If it weren't for my own restaurant, it would be impossible to eat something delicious. The court said there would be a hundred days of national mourning. Our restaurant
We’re not even allowed to open the door.”
"As a businessman, you should abide by the rules." Chen Yu took a piece of meat to Su Lanniang and said, "It's not too much. It would be outrageous to really ask the people to become vegetarians for three years."
Su Lan Niang lowered her eyes, her grandma was not happy with what she said. Yufeng came to see her several times and said she wanted to stay with her. The two of them didn't know what they had gone through. Grandma lost a lot of weight, and Yufeng was practicing Kung Fu.
It's called hard work, but I can't ask if grandma doesn't tell me. I vaguely feel that it's unusual for grandma to suddenly leave home this time.
"It's almost there. We can start doing business in half a month. The clerks in our restaurant are also hard-working. There are actually smart people who have gone out and raised dozens of pigs." Su Funiang said with a smile: "I finally understand.
Now, the people who follow our Su family are getting smarter and smarter."
It was the first time that Chen Yu came over to see his family's business. The shopkeeper and the accountant were all on guard. In the second half of the day, Su Lanniang was asked to put on a curtain hat and go to the dental shop to choose a middle-aged woman and a little maid. The death deed was directly given to Su Lanniang.
After the matter was done, Chen Yu was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he started sorting out prescriptions for Fu Niang in Su Yunniang's small yard, and also found some information on dyeing cloth for Lan Niang.
In the evening, when Zhou Yufeng came back from the Yamen and came to see Lan Niang with food and drink, she was surprised to find Chen Yu there. She took out a pair of iron claws from her pocket: "Grandma, look at this! I asked Blacksmith Zhou to
You made it for me and it’s very useful.”
When Chen Yu saw this flying claw, he couldn't laugh or cry. It was a sequelae of mountain climbing, but the workmanship of this flying claw was really good.
"I met Miss Liang today." Chen Yu looked at Zhou Yufeng with a smile.
Zhou Yufeng pouted: "She looks like a beauty, but she is as stubborn as a donkey. Because of my relentless interrogation, Mr. Liang lost his temper. But in the end, he loves his daughter. Mr. Liang still has to apologize to me. I am really
I don’t know the blessings among the blessings.”
Chen Yu laughed out loud and patted Zhou Yufeng's arm: "She couldn't ask anything, so she stopped talking. By the way, is there any news in the Yamen?"
When she mentioned this, Zhou Yufeng suddenly became serious. She looked around and saw no one in front of her. She leaned into Chen Yu's ear and said, "I heard that the second prince is dead. Grandma Su, there must be chaos in the capital."
Chen Yu raised his eyebrows: "Master Liang said that?"
Zhou Yufeng nodded: "I don't know if it was intentional, but when we were just two people, he mentioned, grandma, will you follow the clues and find out the Su family and the Pan family?"
Chen Yu narrowed his eyes, fearing that the spies had already arrived, but Xiao Qiming didn't dare to come forward blatantly, it was just a villain's behavior!
Qingyi said: I'll take a nap and then write the third chapter.