Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 275 Jewelry
Du Xiaoyu didn't stop her, and even wanted to take this opportunity to see her reaction, so she spread the ledger slightly so that Lin could see it more clearly.

It’s true that I don’t earn much. After deducting labor costs and costs, I only earn more than 80 taels a month.You know, Zhao Dongzhi's small restaurant still has a monthly income of 40 taels of silver, which shows the failure of its operation.

There are many reasons. Firstly, it is a new store with no reputation. Secondly, the design of the jewelry is not outstanding enough and there are few patterns. Thirdly, the workmanship is not exquisite enough. Just like the golden lock that Mrs. Zhao gave to Xiaomei’s son, their store is absolutely inferior. In this way, there will naturally be fewer patrons.

Mrs. Lin shook her head repeatedly, and said, "How can this be done, and you only earn so little? It's not as good as other grocery stores!" It's not enough to squeeze your teeth.

Tao Guanshi looked at Du Xiaoyu and said, "The master has changed, and a new batch of jewelry will be delivered in a few days."

Mrs. Lin stretched out her hand to hold Du Xiaoyu's arm, and praised, "You're still thoughtful. Sure enough, Mother did the right thing in letting you take care of the shop. Hey, otherwise, these two shops don't know what to do. It's in vain. It’s a waste of a good location.” The store was bought directly, even if it is rented out, it can make a lot of money.

The master builder of the jewelry store was suggested by Du Xiaoyu to the old lady last time, and the old lady readily accepted it, but she didn't know where there was a suitable one, so she hired him from Handan in Guangping Prefecture after searching for a while.

The master, surnamed Feng, worked in a jewelry store for more than twenty years. Later, because his employer passed away and his son took charge of the store, internal conflicts arose, and he became a victim and was removed.At first, he was cold-hearted and didn't want to engage in this industry anymore. Unexpectedly, something happened in the family, and his son was seriously ill and urgently needed money to save his life, so he resumed his old job. It happened that someone recommended Lin Song, so he invited him over.Master Feng also brought two apprentices for this purpose.

Du Xiaoyu has seen his kung fu, and he is also unique. He has his own ideas in design, and the supervisor is also very strict, not allowing the slightest flaw, and he is very satisfied.

In fact, she herself has some ideas. After all, she is a person of later generations and has more knowledge. It's just not the time yet. It will take some time to think about the fusion of modern ideas and antique flavors.

"The new jewelry is ready?" Lin said in surprise, "Xiaoyu, let's go and have a look?"

Du Xiaoyu also had this intention, so she went to the jewelry workshop with Mrs. Lin. In the workshop, apart from Master Feng and his two apprentices, there were fifty staff members in total. The division of labor was very detailed. , engraving, milling, moulding, inlaying, polishing... There are more than a dozen programs.

Seeing the two, Master Feng came up from the inner room to salute. He is 46 years old, with reddish-dark complexion, heavy tiredness on his thin face, and bloodshot eyes.

"Master Feng doesn't need to be so anxious, just spend more time with your son when you have time." His son also brought him to recuperate. He had paid half a year's salary in advance. Du Xiaoyu knew the concern of being a parent, so he said it very well It is sincere.

Master Feng was extremely grateful. The Lin family didn't take advantage of others' danger at all. On the contrary, they paid enough wages so that their son could see a doctor with peace of mind. He cupped his fists and said, "Thank you young lady, my son has improved a lot. The villain can't delay things, young lady , please come here to see the finished product."

A lot of dazzling jewelry was placed on the table in the middle, which immediately attracted their attention.

Lin's face was full of surprise, and she stroked her hands one by one, calling them beautiful.

Du Xiaoyu picked up a bracelet and looked it over carefully, and it was really delicate. The bracelet was engraved with a phoenix pattern, one on each side, and a hollow nasturtium in the middle of the two phoenixes. It was grand and elegant, without being rigid at all.

"This is made by my apprentice Da Jin." Seeing Du Xiaoyu's appreciation, Master Feng smiled and called Zhou Dajin over.

Zhou Dajin is relatively honest, he is a bit small, he has developed horizontally and is relatively fat, while the other apprentice looks more shrewd, his name is Gu Huaying.

Du Xiaoyu just praised him a few times, which made Zhou Dajin so happy that he couldn't find his eyes.

"Master Feng, please come up with a price." As for gold, silver and jewelry, she really didn't know the price. Even if she took over the shop, the jewelry inside would still be sold at the previous price.

Master Feng is a veteran among them, so he responded.

Lin was envious for a while, it would be great if he was the heir of the Lin family, and he could take whatever jewelry he wanted here!But now I can only look at Jie Jie, the old lady is so dissatisfied with the Chen family that she hates Yu Xu, and she is even dissatisfied with her daughter. If she wanted something when she was young, the old lady would not give it to her. ?

Thinking about it, I couldn't help being wronged, and my eyes felt sour.

Du Xiaoyu looked around and didn't want to hinder their work, so she signaled Lin to leave together.

"Xiaoyu, this pearl is really good. Master Feng, is it Nanzhu?" Mrs. Lin picked up a string of beads and asked for advice, "It looks like it."

Master Feng smiled, "Nanzhu is not easy to come by, most of them are for tribute. The villain has been working for more than [-] years, and I have only seen such a big Nanzhu a few times."

At that time, the pearl mining industry was not well developed, especially the pearls produced in seawater, such as Nanzhu, which were even rarer. A pearl as big as Lin's was holding. If it was really a Nanzhu, it would be a priceless treasure.

Lin put it down regretfully, and asked, "Are Nanzhu really so rare? Is there really a big difference between Nanzhu and other pearls?"

Du Xiaoyu didn't know why she was suddenly obsessed with Nanzhu, so she also paid attention and looked at Master Feng.

"Of course it's rare, otherwise it wouldn't be so valuable." Master Feng shook his head, "It's a pity that I haven't seen the villain a few times. If you want to talk about the difference, I really can't tell the difference, only the color is unusual."

It seems that Master Feng doesn't know much about pearls, but their shop mainly sells gold, silver and jade jewelry, and pearls are the rarest among them.

Lin seemed to be relieved, and said to Du Xiaoyu, "Mother has a few, I haven't seen anything else, so I'm curious."

He couldn't guess her intention for a while, so Du Xiaoyu didn't say anything.

After a few days, the matter of the poisoned death of the diners in Wangyue Tower made some progress. Because of Sun Xiaoshan's matter, Li Yuanqing knew that she had always wanted to find out the real culprit, so he mentioned it to her when he came back.

It was only then that Du Xiaoyu realized that Wangyue Tower was just an empty shell. In the past two years, the business has been worsening day by day, and it has reached the point of losing money. Those guys said that Mao Zong still owed them wages.

"I really didn't expect it. How did it come to this point?" Wangyuelou and Baifulou have always been the two largest restaurants in Feixian County. Now Baifulou is full of customers every day and business is booming, but Wangyuelou has fallen into such a situation. , it was really shocking, and Du Xiaoyu was full of doubts.

Li Yuanqing shook his head lightly, "Do you really not know or pretend you don't know?"

"What do I know?"

"Your restaurant is so close to Wangyue Tower, the price is affordable, and the appearance is good. Don't you think the business is getting better and better, because it has attracted many customers to Wangyue Tower?"

Du Xiaoyu snorted, "His restaurant is full of rich businessmen and high-ranking customers, and I'm just doing business for ordinary people."

"That's not necessarily the case. Many people eat just to look fresh." Li Yuanqing narrowed his eyes slightly, "Although shopkeeper Mao's nephew has caused a lot of trouble, there are also problems in his restaurant, and your restaurant The effect of it is like destroying the dry and pulling the decayed, and it will soon be unable to support it."

Du Xiaoyu thought for a while, then nodded, "What you said is also reasonable, but what does the poisoning of the diners in Wangyuelou have to do with the profit and loss of the restaurant?"

Li Yuanqing smiled mysteriously, "It has a lot to do with it."

Du Xiaoyu's curiosity immediately came up, and he stretched out his hand to grab his sleeve, "Quickly tell me and listen."

But Li Yuanqing stopped talking and asked, "I heard that grandma asks someone to bring you soup every day??"

Why did it suddenly get involved in this, she twitched the corner of her mouth, "Who told you? Color screen or green bamboo?" Although it was a bit exaggerated, the soup tasted really good.

"It's not something shameful." Li Yuanqing saw that her face was slightly flushed, and reached out to caress her. "If it doesn't taste good, don't force it. I'll tell grandma." Those tonic soups sometimes have a lot of medicinal ingredients Because of this, there will be a strange smell, and he is afraid that she will not be used to it.

Du Xiaoyu stared at him, "Don't you really want to have a child?" This soup is said to have this effect.

He leaned over and kissed her on the forehead, "Aren't you in a hurry? Seeing that you are so busy, you are really pregnant. I'm afraid you are working too hard."

Hearing the warmth all over her body, and looking at the handsome face in front of her, she seemed to feel her heart beating slowly faster. Since they got married, their relationship was really like a small bridge and flowing water, but it was so warm, like the warmth of a child in winter. Charcoal Basin, as long as he is by his side, he will never feel cold or lonely.

"That soup is delicious, really, you should try it next time." If she really had a child, she guessed that she must be happy, so what's the point of putting aside the business for a while?
The two looked at each other and smiled, and Li Yuanqing stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms.

"You haven't finished talking just now." Du Xiaoyu pursed her mouth, and poked his chest with her finger, the most annoying thing is to tantalize people.

"The shopkeeper Mao owes Jiang Guo hundreds of taels of silver." He grabbed her finger. The landlord who was poisoned to death was named Jiang Guo.

"What?" It was unexpected, Du Xiaoyu hurriedly asked, "How did you find out?"

"Jiang Guo's friend came to sue, saying that shopkeeper Mao didn't want to pay back the money, so he poisoned people." Li Yuanqing also didn't expect that things would turn around, and someone would sue Mao Zong again.

"Where is the shopkeeper Mao so stupid, the key person would not be in his own restaurant, wouldn't he dig his own grave?" The Mao Zong she knew was very shrewd.

"That being said, it's not unrelated. For example, why Jiang Guo went to Wangyue Tower may have something to do with Mao Zong."

"Maybe someone lured him here on purpose?"

The two talked about the case with great interest. Du Xiaoyu used to like to read crime-solving novels and serial dramas to use his imagination, and he didn't turn off the lights to rest until very late.

Thank you Leng Rouzhi for the pink ticket, p57520502011 for the reward~~
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