Red makeup against the world

Chapter 15 Quill

Facing the loyal shopkeeper Wu who has been serving the Xu family all his life, Mrs. Xu calmed down and asked Biluo to show the shopkeeper Wu a table of tea.

Shopkeeper Wu sat down cautiously, and sighed: "Old Madam, the current situation clearly shows that these families have fallen into trouble, and it is difficult to deal with it."

Mrs. Xu smiled contemptuously and said: "When the old man was alive, these few families were nothing. They were not a big deal. At that time, they fought with the Wang family to the death. Now that the Wang family has stopped, they jumped out."

After a pause, he said, "I have expected them to jointly lower the price. But their vision is still too low, and they are only limited to Jiangnan Road."

Shopkeeper Wu was startled, "Could it be?"

Mrs. Xu nodded, and Biluo presented a document, seeing shopkeeper Wu's heart agitated, and all the worries of many days were swept away.Mrs. Xu may not be as proficient in business as Mr. Xu, but the pattern in her chest and the lofty vision make him respectful, and he dare not even have half-disloyal thoughts in his heart.

Shopkeeper Wu followed Mrs. Xu's instructions to take care of the affairs.Walking out of the courtyard gate, except for the eight shopkeepers who had left Xu's house, the others were still waiting outside the gate without dispersing.Seeing shopkeeper Wu coming out full of energy, he hurriedly gathered around to ask what happened. Shopkeeper Wu smiled and said nothing, but his attitude reassured all the shopkeepers.

Still in the same study room, the thin, gray-haired man listened to the report and said, "You mean Mrs. Xu has agreed to leave Shopkeeper Liu's family from the Xu family?"

"Yes, just hand in the dismissal bank after checking the accounts."

"Hahaha!" The thin man smiled triumphantly, "A woman is a woman. I wonder if the Xu family will be more moved after this opening is opened? After these few people sign the dismissal documents, there will be more people." Let's go. At that time, how much is a Jinxiuji without a shopkeeper worth?"

"However," the chubby middle-aged man hesitated, "I will report back. Shopkeeper Wu stayed and had a conversation with Mrs. Xu, and when he came out, he was all smiles."

The thin man waved his hand and said: "Don't pay attention to him, Wu Qizhong, this old man, this is a way to go to the dark! It's just a mystery, to calm people's mind." He stroked his beard and said proudly: "We are a conspiracy. In a few days, send someone to tell the Xu family that if it comes to the twelfth lunar month, the money paid will be even lower."

Xu Wanzhen didn't know about the series of events related to the sale of the property.In order to let her focus on nothing else, Mrs. Xu even withheld all the letters to her, including Wang Miaoyan, Xu Wanzhen's best friend.

Wang Miaoyan is the same age as Xu Wanzhen.It's the eldest daughter of the Wang family who has been slightly inferior to the Xu family and has been fighting with Mrs. Xu for half her life.

The relationship between Xu and Wang's family is delicate. They are not only rivals in the business field, but also partners with close interests. The female relatives of the two families also have close contacts.Xu Wanzhen and Wang Miaoyan hit it off right away, and they always chatted endlessly when they were together.Xu Wanzhen is innocent and charming, and Wang Miaoyan is gentle and lovely, together they are a dazzling sight.

At this time Wang Miaoyan sighed in the room: "I'm almost bored to death by myself, Wanzhen doesn't even reply to letters."

Dong Xue, the maidservant next to her, smiled and said, "A few days ago, Second Miss, Eighth Miss, and Ninth Miss invited you to pick osmanthus and make osmanthus cake."

"Whoever has the patience to play with them is just a concubine." The Wang family's big house is not prosperous, and the first wife has only one daughter, Wang Miaoyan.

After that, Uncle Wang's left one by one concubines and concubines approaching the mansion, a bunch of concubines and concubines.Mrs. Wang simply closed her eyes and loved Wang Miaoyan wholeheartedly, leaving the rest to him, and the relationship between husband and wife also dropped to freezing point.

Relying on her status, Wang Miaoyan never had much contact with these concubines.And the daughter of an official family in Suzhou has her own social circle, and Wang Miaoyan, as the daughter of a merchant, will be left out in the cold even if she goes.

After a while, only Xu Wanzhen has the same status as her, and the two have become good sisters, and they often come and go.And now that the Xu family has suffered an accident, she hasn't seen Xu Wanzhen for a long time.

Dong Xue said: "Miss Xu is currently observing filial piety, so I'm afraid it's inconvenient to reply."

"I know that too, but these days are really going to be moldy."

Xu Wanzhen, who was being nagged by Wang Miaoyan, was staring at a goose feather in a daze.There are two large pots set up in the courtyard of Yingyun Pavilion, one of which steams the washed goose feathers, this step is to remove the remaining fat on the goose feathers.

The steamed goose feathers are placed on the bluestone aside to dry.The other big pot is filled with sizzling hot sand, and the rough envoy inserts the dried goose feathers into the hot sand and lets them cool naturally, which is to strengthen the tubes of the goose feathers.In the end, it became the goose feather in Xu Wanzhen's hand.

Looking at this goose feather, Xu Wanzhen was full of thoughts, and felt a little proud. This little goose feather has traveled through ancient and modern China and foreign countries, and a smile appeared on her face.

Sangzi asked in confusion, "Miss, what's so special about this goose feather?"

Xu Wanzhen said with a smile: "Go and get a pair of scissors, and then set out a pen, ink, paper and inkstone."

After Sangzi finished as instructed, Xu Wanzhen took the scissors and carefully cut out bevels at both ends of the goose feather root canal, and then made a small opening in the middle to form the tip of the pen.

Holding a quill pen in his hand, he drew ink into the inkstone, and holding his breath, he wrote a correct character "Xu" on the paper.The feeling of using a hard pen again is really wonderful, Xu Wanzhen cheered from the bottom of her heart.

Madam Zheng made a quill to Xu Wanzhen, originally intending to let her relax.

After all, for a girl who is only 13 years old, the class schedule is so tight, it is necessary to play around occasionally to adjust.But I didn't expect to be able to make a useful pen, and I really had a higher opinion of Xu Wanzhen.

But still with a straight expression, he said: "Calligraphy with a brush is everyone's way, and you can't let it go to practice. The quill pen is convenient for writing, and the handwriting is regular, and it's just right for keeping accounts."

Xu Wanzhen stuck out her tongue mischievously, responded with a smile, and said, "Then I'll take the finished pen to grandma, just for the stewards to use."

Mrs. Xu's attitude when she saw the quill was completely different from Madam Zheng.

With the eyes of her daughter of Guozijian Jijiu, combined with decades of experience in business, she tried to write a few words with a quill pen, and she saw the excellence of the quill pen.First of all, the raw materials are simple and cheap, and goose feathers are readily available.

Secondly, the nib is fine and sharp, and the writing is fluent. It does not require much practice to write smaller characters than Zanhua Xiaokai. The same piece of paper can record more characters.The impact of the quill may be huge, and he immediately said: "Really, the stewards are not in a hurry to use this quill. Don't spread this quill. It should be available after going to Beijing."

Xu Wan really understood that Mrs. Xu saw the value of the quill pen, and said with a smile: "Yes, granddaughter will bring all the quill pens she made to grandma."

After a few days, the first batch of quill pens have all been made.Xu Wanzhen ordered people to evacuate the pot in the yard, gave rewards to mothers-in-law and maids, asked Sangzi and Ge Ma to lecture respectively, and blocked the news of Quill Pen.

　On November 2016.11.4, [-], my father passed away while taking a nap at home, and he was still surfing the Internet after eating at noon, without any symptoms.

　　In the past two days, I have been running around for my father's funeral. It was only one day after I turned on the computer last time.

　　It's like a nightmare that I can't wake up from. In the ordinary life, my father's voice and smile are still in front of my eyes, but I will never have him in my future life.

　　He regretted not being able to call him that day, the winter clothes he bought hadn't arrived yet, and he hadn't had time to share the joy of signing the contract with him, and he hadn't been able to see his beloved grandson grow up.He left so silently, with no relatives around him, so I don't know what last words he wants to tell us.He has been selfless all his life, and he even chooses to leave on Fridays. He doesn't cause trouble for his family, and he doesn't get together for another weekend.

　　I used such a tragic way to understand what is called "everything in sorrow".

　　The only consolation is that my father walked so peacefully, as if he was asleep.If our pain can be exchanged for your safe death, I am willing.I will take good care of my mother, take care of my family, and live a serious life. I hope your soul in heaven can smile.

　　2016.11.5
　　
　
(End of this chapter)