Rebirth Farmhouse

Chapter 309

Xiuyao and Qi Feng have been busy helping Dabao and Erbao these two days, and they didn't take care of cleaning up Zhou Mu. He is living comfortably, and when she checks her homework again, she has made rapid progress.

It seems that he is really a good student!

Seeing his progress, she also praised him with a look of approval, telling him to continue to work hard, and telling Qin Yang not to relax, and then go on as usual.

When Zhou Mu saw it, Xiu Ting was right, and she trusted her even more.

Later, Xiuyao still asked her father to invite a Mr. Yang to teach Zhou Mu and Liu Zheng's children to study, so that Qin Yang would not have to be troubled.

Then Mr. Yang is an old boy, but when he met Qin Yang, he respectfully called him an old friend, and Qin Yang also wanted to be polite and call him a little friend.They didn't care about scholars, but Liu and the others were very surprised. They were afraid that Qin Yang would not be polite enough, so they asked him to call Mr. Yang as Uncle Yang according to the country name. After all, if he called Mr. Yang, Mr. Yang himself would blush and refuse.

Xiuyao asked her parents to use the courtyard in front of their residence as a study hall, and the south room without a partition wall as a study room, and then the east room was used for the husband, and the west room was used for Zhou Mu and other students.

In this way, the small private school of the Qin family can be separated from the back and become a whole.

Qin Yang naturally still lives in the original small courtyard. Now that the eldest brother and the second brother are both in the county, it is comfortable for him to be alone in the small courtyard.

There is also someone who is responsible for teaching, and Zhou Mu doesn't need him to take care of him. Anyway, he has long since lost the interest in cleaning up Zhou Mu, so he prefers this.

In addition, there are still several small side courtyards and cross courtyards being repaired and repaired. The main reason is that the first few places were not connected. Now that the main courtyard has been erected for a while, they can all be connected, and that is a big house.

With a husband, not only Qin Yang can concentrate on studying, Xiuyao can also concentrate on helping burn glass without worrying about Zhou Mu. Burning glass is naturally not that easy, but those two foreigners originally did this. When they came here, they only needed to find Just fine with the material.

When the peach blossoms are brilliant and the birds are singing and the willows are green, the first batch of glasses for the duo of living treasures will be released.

It was a collection of glass bowls and glasses, and some frilled glass platters.

These were fired at Xiuyao's request, and her purpose was to live a more comfortable life.

Xiuyao looked at it, and found that it was not so translucent, but a bit like frosted. The inside was not translucent enough, but it was not bad.After all, glass is so expensive at this time, and it can be sold at a good price, but the most important thing for her is to burn plate glass, which can be fitted with glass windows and carriages, and the lanterns also need glass to be transparent.

After all, the glass of the bowls and plates is not as good as porcelain, but the windows are always pasted with paper, which is not as clear as the glass, and the lanterns, the lamp oil burned now and the candles bought are not bright enough, except for good glass. In addition to lampshades, good oil is also needed to make candles.

Nowadays, the candles sold in the market are made of various materials, such as candles with animal fat. The flame of this kind of candle is not bright enough, but the oily smoke is large.There is also a candle made of vegetable oil, such as tallow, castor, holly, etc. Chinese tallow is the best, but it is not as good as paraffin made from oil.Paraffin wax is not only bright, but also burns longer, up to three times as long.

Of course, paraffin is also expensive.

Mines are controlled by the imperial court, unlike glass that can be fired as long as there is soil and a kiln, unless the rich and powerful cannot get mining rights, and if you want to buy oil, it is very expensive, so Xiuyao plans to refine better clear oil - Extracted from tallow tree seeds and bark.

Some veteran craftsmen will naturally purify clear oil, and those oil shops that specialize in selling candles, tung oil, and clear oil will also know it, but now no matter what, many people regard it as their own secret recipe and keep it secret.

This is not a problem for Xiuyao, the big deal is just experimenting again and again, as long as the basic method is correct, the goal can always be achieved.

With good clear oil, a single lamp grass can be burned until dawn, and then covered with a glass cover, it can be a windproof and bright lantern. One can be placed on the desk, and it can be used in the main room, bedroom, kang...even the clean room Let's have a cup, and don't discredit me when I go to the toilet in the future.

How bright it is!
Later that boy Qin Yang came to Beijing, and those honorable and scholarly disciples all knew that he was from the Qin family in Taoyuan. The family doesn't have much money, but even the hut is made of transparent glass lamps, and the kitchen has glass windows. We don't use copper mirrors in our house, but a big glass mirror that can illuminate your pimples and pimples clearly on your face!

The face of being said to be an upstart is particularly powerful!

In summer, Xiuyao's glassware, glass lamps and candles can go out to sea by boat to make money.

Qi Feng brought her a curtain made of tiny glass beads from the glass kiln, Xiuyao was dumbfounded, it looked more like crystal than the crystal curtain she saw at Second Grandma's place.In a flash, it was ding ding dong dong, crisp and pleasant to the ear, but it would not be broken, it was clear and bright, and it was very beautiful.

She looked at him with joy, "When did you burn it out?"

Qi Feng laughed and said, "I burned a few pots of glass beads, and they are useless for making curtains, right?"

Xiuyao looked at him with bright eyes, "Is there any more? You can make some hairpins as gifts."

Haha, it's just glass, but when you give it away, people like it more than gold, and it's a good thing for human kindness.

Qi Feng said yes, and Xiuyao dragged him to do it excitedly, but she did it by herself for several days, and the result was extremely rough.

She happily stuck it on her head, and showed Qi Feng, "Isn't it good?"

The corners of Qi Feng's mouth twitched and he nodded. Xiuyao knew that she didn't have the talent to do handicrafts, so she inserted it into his head, and the corners of Qi Feng's eyebrows and eyes drooped.

Xiuyao looked at it and sighed, "It's not only inflexible, it's like a goose!"

Qi Feng wanted to die, but he was embarrassed to tell her that she looked more like a goose when she wore it.

Xiuyao had no choice but to take the glass beads to a jewelry shop for processing.

She opened the box, and the shopkeeper was blinded when he saw a box of beads of various colors, sizes and even patterns inside.

How much will that cost!
Immediately he saw some broken glass beads inside, and felt it was a pity, such translucent glass beads are rare, if these earrings and hairpins made of water droplets stand under the sun, they will be translucent and dazzling, so beautiful up!
The shopkeeper was very sorry, "Several pieces were broken."

Xiuyao glanced at it casually, and said: "Well, I did it myself, it wasn't done well, it's too ugly, I broke it."

The corners of the shopkeeper's mouth twitched, Miss Qin Si is indeed a rich man with a lot of money, she is worthy of being an upstart!

He carefully planned and planned for Xiuyao, making a set of this earring and that hairpin. Xiuyao said: "Anyway, it's a gift, as long as the styles don't repeat."

Seeing the shopkeeper looking at the few beads broken by her so distressedly, she felt a little guilty, and immediately said: "Shopkeeper, these broken ones will be given to you, you look at the things Make the most of it."

The shopkeeper's eyes lit up immediately, and he thanked him repeatedly. He said that the manual fee should be less. Xiuyao said no, and said: "Since the shopkeeper likes it so much, after finishing the jewelry I ordered, if there are more, please help me." String a few sets of bracelets and necklaces, and give the rest to the shopkeeper."

The shopkeeper's eyes immediately popped out, "Send it, send it, give it to me?"

Xiuyao nodded, "Well, anyway, it's just some glass beads, and you can't eat or drink them. If there are too many, it's meaningless. Give them to the shopkeeper for fun."

The shopkeeper immediately stopped the manual fee, and gave away all the matching gold and silver accessories, with an attitude towards big customers, "Four girls, if you need anything in the future, just come to our shop, as long as the girl says it, Keeping it can be done.”

Xiuyao smiled, "It's because your shop is a big name, and there are shops in Jinan Prefecture, so I came here."

After all, it is something to give away. If it is made by any small shop, and the style is not good enough, people will think it is rustic.

She figured that the ladies from rich families don't have to work, and they walk without shaking their shoulders, even if they are inserted with glass hairpins, they won't fall and break, so they are naturally different from the girls in the country.For country girls, it is better to wear metal ones, which are textured and durable, so you don’t have to worry about breaking your precious hairpin.

After a few days, when shopkeeper Wang of the jewelry shop came to deliver the samples in person, he euphemistically expressed his intention to open a jewelry shop with Xiuyao's family.

Although Xiuyao is not very interested, but anyway, there are many girls in her family, even if it is for her own use, it is good to cooperate, at least she will not have to spend money to buy them in the future.

The value of some jewelry far exceeds the value of the gold and silver used. She often feels that it is not worth it, but if she opens a shop and only provides glass, she doesn't care about anything else, that would be a good idea.

She agreed immediately, and discussed with shopkeeper Wang about the way of cooperation and the way of dividends. Since she only provides glass and is not responsible for the production and sales, she will divide it into three or seven. My own sister.

However, the glass provided every year is also limited. After all, it is impossible to ship unlimitedly, as long as it is not lower than the quantity they originally set.

Shopkeeper Wang naturally readily agreed.

With this batch of new styles of goods, he can make a big splash in the shop, and everyone in Jinan will come to get the goods!

With Xiuyao's promise and the signing of the deed, shopkeeper Wang will naturally be more motivated, and he must do it to perfection.

One of the reasons why Xiuyao ordered this batch of jewelry was to give Feng Haoran a gift.

Liu Shi told her that time, Second Grandma was talking about marriage to Feng Haoran, she said that it might be the young lady of the Gu family, Feng Yulan is also getting older, and she is also talking about marriage, and there are others who have contacts with the Qin family Some families in China, such as: Zhou family, Gao family, Wang family, Li family, etc., these big families in this county and neighboring counties also have to give gifts to each other.

In addition to their own special products, giving their ladies and wives unique hairpin rings, it is estimated that they can also gain their favor.

On the seventh day of July, the Qixi Festival, girls worship the God of Seven Sisters, show each other their needlework, and give gifts.

The Liu family helped Xiuyao pack some presents, and also put some glass hairpins and hairpins in a beautiful small box, and asked Qin Chan to accompany Xiuyao to Feng's house to give gifts.

The two families are in close contact now. They gave each other New Year's gifts a year ago, and they also paid New Year's greetings to each other after the year. They have a very close relationship.

Xiuyao and Qin Chan didn't come to Feng's house once or twice, they were familiar with it, and Feng Yulan and Feng Haoran were responsible for receiving them each time.

This time Feng Haoran was not at home when he went out, Feng Yulan said that he went to Jinan Mansion with his father and would be back in a few days.

Xiuyao thought she might be going on a blind date with Gu's family, so she showed Feng Yulan those jewelry.

Feng Yulan couldn't take her eyes off her eyes. It wasn't because the glass was precious or good, but because of the shape and decoration, as well as the crystal clear feeling, Feng Yulan fell in love with it immediately.

"Sister Xiuyao, you are really amazing. I have to admit that you are better than us." Now that I say this, it is confirmed by the previous ones. Sure enough, my mother is very powerful, and it can be seen that Xiuyao is not easy.

Thanks to my mother's insistence, the two families have always been on good terms. In fact, there's nothing wrong with Xiuyao being her sister-in-law.

Feng Yulan's heart skipped a beat.

In fact, Xiuyao and her elder brother are quite a good match, one is beautiful and lovely, one is gentle and hearty, and the other is intelligent and elegant.

(End of this chapter)