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Chapter 129 New Way of Carving
Ever since she helped her second sister-in-law manage the Mu Mansion’s shop last time, she also started to manage her own dowry shop.

These shops are good and bad, some are prosperous and some are relatively remote.

There is also a jewelry processing and carving shop.

There are many shops like this in Beijing. This shop doesn’t have much sales and its styles are relatively old.

The person who made the jewelry is a master craftsman. The quality of the jewelry is very good, but the patterns are a little lacking.

The most common ones are peony and peach blossom, paired with pearls and corals.

Mu Qingqing was holding a pattern booklet while the master craftsman was sitting beside her drinking tea.

The old master has worked in the Mu Mansion for most of his life, and Mu Qingqing respects him very much.

The old master looked at her calmly, with contempt in his eyes.

"Miss, do you have any suggestions?"

He didn't think the other party could offer any good suggestions.

That's the question.

Mu Qingqing smiled respectfully and said, "Master Qian's craftsmanship is of course impeccable. The patterns are vivid and naturally very beautiful."

The old master gave her a discerning look.

But... Mu Qingqing shook her head slowly, "It's a pity that we don't like this kind of thing very much. Maybe mothers or grandmothers would like it!"

An apprentice beside the master stared at him, "What do you mean? Miss, do you think these jewels are out of date?"

Mu Qingqing nodded calmly, and the little apprentice snorted, "You don't know what you are talking about. You think my master's pattern is not good, so why don't you draw one?"

The old master scolded, "Don't be rude to the young lady!"

Then he turned to Mu Qingqing and said, "Miss, I am really sorry. My little disciple has a childish mind and does not know etiquette. I hope you can forgive me!"

Mu Qingqing shook her head, "It doesn't matter!"

She pondered for a while and said, "How about this, bring me some paper and pen. I hope the master can teach me something!"

The old master looked at her in surprise. The girl in front of him seemed very confident.

Soon the young apprentice brought paper, inkstone, brush and ink, and Qinghe ground them aside.

Mu Qingqing picked up the pen, thought for a while, and began to put the first stroke on the paper.

The old master was sitting there casually and nonchalantly at first, but soon he couldn't help but sit up straight and look at the paper on the table without blinking.

It is still a peony, but the peony now is carved in two ways, one is hollow and the other is concave and convex.

The combination of the two makes the peony look more lively, and the stamens of the peony are like gems.

The gem has many facets.

There is a pendant under the hairpin, and at the bottom of the pendant is also a peony. Although the peony is small, it is full of details. There is a white pearl in the middle, and there are two pendants.

After finishing the hairpin, Mu Qingqing then painted earrings, necklaces, jade bracelets, etc., all of which were part of a peony series.

Everyone's attention was attracted by this set of jewelry.

The old master stood up excitedly, his eyes emitting strange colors, "Miss, are you selling this set of patterns? Can I buy it?"

He was extremely excited. The novel carving method and the patterns that had never appeared before would definitely be a hit.

He even felt that if the carving method could be applied to other accessories, it would definitely give old jewelry a new lease of life.

There was no more contempt in his heart, but instead a hint of respect.

"Miss, please sell it to me, and teach me how to carve it." Mu Qingqing nodded, "Don't worry, you are the best carving master in the store, I will naturally teach you, and I will also sell you the pattern."

The master craftsman signed an agreement with the Mu family. If he passes on his skills to others without permission, he will receive a sky-high penalty.

The old master was ecstatic and extremely excited.

Mu Qingqing frowned and thought for a moment, "Let's close our shop for a month. Can we renovate this set of jewelry and the jewelry in the shop?"

After being excited, the old master regained his composure and nodded affirmatively, "Don't worry, this carving method is not difficult, but we have never thought of applying it. If we add Master Li and Master Wang, plus a few apprentices, it will be enough."

"it is good!"

Mu Qingqing nodded, "I'll leave this matter to Master Qian. Remember that the pattern cannot be passed on to others."

Money can tempt people, and she doesn't want to test it.

“This set of jewelry will be sold at auction as the finale item in a month.”

"In the next few days, find some scholars to draw more flyers. Draw the modified patterns of this set of peony jewelry and other jewelry on them. Remember to use colorful ones!"

"Start distributing flyers in half a month!"

The old master was very excited. "Miss, look, here are the flyer designs. Do you want to take them over?"

Mu Qingqing didn't want to cause trouble for herself, but she thought that if the flyers were not made well, it would affect her business.

"There's no need for drawings. Just ask the artist to draw a few and I'll take a look and make the changes."

"Yes, Miss!"

"By the way, I will make some jewelry patterns every month in the future, focusing on making them unique. Don't worry, the patterns will not be repeated."

The shopkeeper next to him had been silent the whole time, but now that he knew there was a job coming, he hurriedly asked for help from several masters in the shop, as well as apprentices who were skilled enough.

Mu Qingqing explained the precautions for carving on the spot and refurbished several old ornaments.

"It's actually quite simple to renovate it. Just make some cutouts according to the pattern of the petals and add specially carved gemstones, and it will naturally be beautiful."

"But the design of ordinary accessories in the future will depend on you. You can brainstorm and even ask more women around you!"

"People nowadays don't like heavy and complicated jewelry, they prefer delicate ones."

Mu Qingqing spoke until her mouth was dry. These people's ideas were deeply rooted, and it was impossible to change them in a short time. They could only try it for two months.

Only when you see real results will everyone recognize it.

Normally, such jewelry began to appear in the hands of foreign merchants two years later, and then it gradually became popular.

This type of jewelry was extremely popular at that time, and was subsequently improved upon and circulated among the noble ladies in the capital.

Mu Qingqing took out a basic model that was easy to imitate. After a few months, when other places started making it, she would make further improvements and change these people's concepts bit by bit.

After returning from the store, Mu Qingqing struck while the iron was hot and drew some of the most impressive and beautiful pieces of jewelry in her memory.

Banxia picked up a blueprint with envy in her eyes. Such jewelry was so beautiful, but it was a pity that an ordinary person like her could not afford it.

"By the way, Miss, can you draw some silver jewelry that ordinary people can afford? Or some simple and beautiful gold jewelry?"

Mu Qingqing's mind moved. Yes, her shop is not only for wealthy ladies, but also for ordinary people.

"Okay, then I'll try and ask Master Qian and his disciples to make more."

The masters in the shop stayed awake almost all night, holding the blueprints and having heated discussions.

The apprentices watched their masters arguing with each other, their faces red with anger. They wanted to help, but unfortunately their skills were not good enough.

(End of this chapter)