Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 93
Around the beginning of Mao, the sky was bright, and Nuan Niang got up early.

Today is Ching Ming.

After sitting blankly in front of the dressing table for a while, I finally went out to wash up.After returning, he hesitated for a while, and changed into plain clothes. After changing, he hesitated again, worried that he would offend the little master, but after thinking about it, he didn't change.

go out again.

It just so happened that Xieyi, who was watching the night last night, gently opened the door of the main room and looked at her, and a little shyness seemed to flash for a moment.

Nuan Niang just bowed her head and lowered her eyebrows to greet her softly.

Not envious.

Soon there was movement in the East Wing, and then in the back room, but everyone walked very lightly, and no one dared to take the responsibility of waking up the little master.

Then as usual, Xieyi came over to open the courtyard door, and when he was about to go out, he called her.

With a faint feeling of bad premonition, Nuan Niang didn't want to go, so she moved obediently to keep up, thinking in her heart that she was greedy for life back then, and died if she didn't immediately, what happened now was God's punishment for her.

She deserves to be punished.

In addition to charcoal, water, rice, vegetables, etc., there are incense paper money and several large baskets of fresh willow branches.

Qingming should plant willows.

After Xieyi inspected them one by one, he sent firewood, rice and other things to various places in the west courtyard, and led them to distribute incense paper money, and planted willow branches everywhere.

Coming to the courtyard in front of the inner house, Xieyi asked Nuan Niang to bring someone to distribute, and at the same time explained to a group of women, big and small, that the small officials specially ordered them to prepare these sacrifices for their ancestors.In addition, you can also take a walk in the garden outside today. A swing has been set up in the garden two days ago, and there will be kites.

A group of people, big and small, is very grateful.

I don't expect to be able to go out for an outing. The host's family is already generous.

Zhu Yuan still got up very late.

Last night, Xieyi helped him write a short diary and refused to leave. Her resentful and self-pitying appearance was probably stimulated by Luoshui the day before.However, no matter how poor you are, the petty official who has been tired all day is also powerless. At most, he can only let you squeeze on the bed.

Getting up late again is mainly because today is a holiday.

Ching Ming Festival.

The Admiralty of the Navy and the Division of Ying Hai issued a notice a few days in advance, except that they must be on duty for inspections today, and everyone else will have a day off.

Zhu Yuan also felt that he should take a rest.

Otherwise, the bad temper that has been getting worse recently may become worse.

Zhu Yuan also considered in private that he would not be like this in his previous life.Considering the result, it is still because this body is too weak. If the body is not good, the psychological endurance will also deteriorate.In fact, there was one time before when Lao Zhu was too inferential and completely disrupted his plan. That time he almost let him go back directly.

Fortunately, it turned out well.

Zhu Yuan didn't want to do it again.

The meteorological observation team in charge of Liu Lian gave the result that it was raining today, but in the morning, the sky was still clear.

Very suitable for hiking.

Huagao had asked Zhu Yuan before if he wanted to go out for a walk today, but Zhu Yuan refused, running around with neither the mind nor the energy.

Just a stroll in your own garden is enough.

After breakfast, when the smell of fireworks and paper money diffused around gradually faded, Zhu Yuan went to the garden outside.

A few long-term "monopolized" girls around me were finally willing to show off a group of beautiful branches to please their petty officials. They came to the small pavilion on the top of the rockery that could be two feet high, and sat on the soft back chairs that were specially moved to the rockery. Eating candied fruit and snacks, surrounded by Yingying and Yanyan, there were laughter from the two side-by-side swings set up below, and there were kites flying.

All are relaxing and enjoyable.

So there was a lottery.

Let's draw a game.

This time I won’t sketch, and I will use my own traditional painting method. The content is all kinds of gardens, Qingming and playful pictures. The rule is that I am not a small official.

Draw the best and reward jewelry.

There is no cone of some kind.

Because of the Qingniang's updo incident last time, I entrusted Fu Shou to buy a batch of women's jewelry of this era recently. After all, I also want to buy some for the ladies around me. Zhu Yuan likes the kind of pleasing to the eye, so he approved 3000 taels with a wave of his hand. Baiyin asked Fu Shou to buy it.

At the beginning, Xieyi chanted a few words carefully, not to spend money indiscriminately, and when the news came that Yongzhai was opening, Nizi stopped chanting.

After several times in a row, Fu Shou also understood how to measure, and the jewelry sent back may inevitably overflow, but it is not too much.

Too busy recently, Zhu Yuan hasn't read it carefully yet.

Today, I just asked Xieyi to bring a few boxes of jewelry here to appreciate carefully, and there are a group of ready-made models around.

The ancient women's jewelry is only worn on the head, such as hairpins, hairpins, hairpins, rings, step-ups, Huasheng, hair tins, etc., it is a large string, and it is matched with gold, silver, jade, agate, tortoiseshell, pearls, etc. And other materials, infinite permutations and combinations, the richness is far beyond the imagination of later generations.

As for the heroines in some ancient costume dramas whose hair is disheveled and untouched, in this era, they definitely belong to the lowest level of poor ghosts. I can't even afford the wooden hairpins to tie my hair.

pitiful!

It was a very enjoyable morning. At the beginning, there were rewards for painting, and then there were rewards for those who could play the piano and tune the zither, and then there were rewards for reciting a few poems suitable for the occasion. There are also rewards for acting like a baby. There are a total of five boxes of jewelry, most of which were scattered in a blink of an eye.

Near noon, the east wind blows, the sky turns cloudy, and it will rain soon.

It was not raining heavily and he was in the pavilion again. Zhu Yuan wanted to continue, but was persuaded to go back to the inner house.After eating, taking a nap as usual, when I woke up again, I could hear the sound of rain dripping outside while sitting by the bed.

Zhu Yuan doubted Liu Lian's weather forecast in the morning, so he had to confirm it.

I am also looking forward to the next grain ship going to sea.

After a simple wash, I went to the Westinghouse study. When I remembered, I found the account book of Zhiyongzhai received a few days in advance and the list of congratulations on the opening day. The captive general Xu Da also sent his family members to hang out on the scene that day, and Zhu Yuan was neither surprised nor surprised.

In memory, Xu Da is a very conscientious person.

Other generals served arrogantly and acted arbitrarily. These things did not happen to Xu Da. Not only that, but there were many jokes about how Xu Da insisted on his duty as a courtier in front of Lao Zhu.

However, being cautious and persistent does not mean that Xu Da is a lonely minister.

A lonely minister cannot be the commander-in-chief of an army.

In fact, according to Zhu Yuan's experience of studying history in his previous life, everyone in the Xu family is smart.

When the two sides first met, Zhu Yuan believed that he had left a deep impression on Xu Da. Xu Da should have heard about what happened in Jinling in the past few months even if he was on the front line.When many people thought that Zhu Yuan won Lao Zhu's favor by boasting about Haikou, Xu Da should be able to see more.

Therefore, for the opening of Zhiyongzhai this time, the Xu family made a small appearance, without actually paying anything, but it was very cost-effective to win Zhu Yuan's favor.

Zhu Yuan is very grateful.

Moreover, Zhu Yuan also likes to associate with smart people.

When Qing Niang, who had been carefully dressed again, brought Nuan Niang into the door, Zhu Yuan let go of these things and didn't think about it anymore.

Brain cells still need to be used where they are more needed.

Turning around slightly, she clapped her hands and summoned Qingniang to come to her, held the woman's waist to look at her, and asked with a smile: "This is very pleasing to the eye, what kind of hair bun?"

Qing Niang took the initiative to lower her body, and said softly: "Liuyun bun."

Zhu Yuan nodded again: "Pretty."

Having said that, he motioned Qingniang to sit on the round stool next to him, Zhu Yuan said, "I remembered, I promised to design jewelry for you personally, and I just have time today."

As he spoke, he took out the charcoal from the pen holder, spread out the paper, and started to write towards the young lady next to him. The young lady wanted to refuse, after all, the petty official had been very busy these days, and she still couldn't bear to think about it, so she sat down obediently. good.

Zhu Yuan was drawing, and seeing the envious eyes of several people beside him, he said with a smile, "If you finish the painting, you will be counted."

Talking about thinking about Zhiyongzhai just now, he said to Luoshui: "There are many people who can paint in the front yard, and the 'Shan Hai Jing' series can continue."

Luo Shui nodded in agreement.

Accidentally noticing Nuan Niang, Zhu Yuan said again: "Didn't you say that you can also draw? I didn't see you start painting this morning. It seems that you are a master who doesn't shoot easily. Take some time to draw some pictures for me to see."

Nuan Niang agreed again in a low voice.

Talking casually like this, soon, a young lady in the shape of a Miaojiang Gu girl covered in silver ornaments appeared on the paper.Although in comparison, even Zhu Yuan himself can't stand the painting skills, but at least there are all the details and outlines that should be there, so it is not a problem for the craftsmen to refer to them.

This is the idea that Zhu Yuan had a long time ago.

As long as Qingniang doesn't show that kind of soft temperament, she will be absolutely amazing with red lips, a set of smoky eye makeup, and a set of Miao women's attire.

Of course, this is definitely not suitable for wearing out, it can only be admired in the inner house.

Ok.

wrong.

Just like the bun that Zhu Yuan disliked very much, it only appeared in the Song Dynasty, and before that, it didn't exist.But now, it has gone one step further to become a symbol of a married woman.

How to say this?

Very simple.

Aesthetics can be instilled!
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuan's brain couldn't help but run automatically, thinking of other things.Perhaps, women's jewelry business, you can do it yourself, or use the same routine as Zhiyongzhai to build a brand, and then like the luxury brands of later generations, you don't sell the right ones, only sell expensive ones!

Compared with the pen business, the women's jewelry business has a much larger market size!
Moreover, Zhu Yuan couldn't understand the routine.

What do luxury goods sell?
aesthetic?

spit!
What people sell is the right to speak.

Aesthetic discourse power.

It's like a luxury brand making a garbage bag satchel, saying it's beautiful, saying it's a design, marking tens of thousands of dollars, and a lot of people will buy it.

If you dare to question...

Look at my letters, look at my trademark, you dare to question, who are you?

This is the limit.

Zhu Yuan felt that as long as he operated properly, he had the aura of being a "superior outside the world", and with the support of Lao Zhu, he could also be an aesthetic indoctriator of the Ming Dynasty and occupy the commanding heights. I say this is beautiful, it is beautiful , Then, sell a piece of broken linen to the price of Jinsi Shu brocade.

Think about it is very fulfilling!

(End of this chapter)