Sir, can you marry me?

Chapter 134

Mrs. Liu was startled for a moment, and after a little thought, she realized what the younger brother meant, she nodded and said, "One of them is born at home, and the other is signed to death by their parents. Fourth brother, if you need it, I will take their contract." I'll transfer it to you." There is no shortage of these two maids in her back house.

"My little brother thanked Sixth Sister for Wen Qing." Ling Yuxuan said joyfully.Except for the people he used, the back house of the prime minister's mansion belongs to his mother. He is deeply loved by his father, and no servant dares to bully him. She orders.

"Wenqing must have burned high incense in her previous life, and you are the only one who protects her in this life." Madam Liu said with emotion, gently shaking the round fan in her hand.

Ling Yuxuan smiled slightly. He thought that only after meeting Wen Qing did he know what it means to be emotional and lovesick.

Since she was going to resell a whole new set of furniture, Mrs. Liu sent someone to notify the accountant to bring over the various expense account books for registering these furniture.

"Seven years ago, I sent someone to buy a batch of high-quality yellow rosewood from a timber shop in the south. It cost a total of 900 taels, and the labor to transport it to the capital was 80 taels. The two first-class master carpenters in the capital were careful Calculated, carefully cut out the material and solved the board, roughly divided into two Qiangong Babu beds, two dressing tables, two Eight Immortals tables, some paired chairs, stools, wardrobes, screens..."

"A set of furniture must include at least a Qiangong Babu bed, a dressing table, a set of tables and chairs, if you add an Arhat chair, a beauty couch, a strip table, a tea table, and a screen..."

"I hired four craftsmen and two painters in my mansion, including food and housing, and their wages are calculated by piece. So far, the craftsmen have worked for two years and five months, and have received 190 taels of silver."

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Mrs. Liu made up her mind and said, "I'll transfer the set of huanghuali wood furniture that has been roughly completed to the Xiao family, and it will be 500 taels of silver." Considering that Ziyuan is four years older than Ziling, So she urged the craftsmen to make a complete set of furniture first, instead of making batches according to the type of furniture.

"Fourth brother, Manager Tian Er, if you have time, you may wish to follow me to the workshop in the corner of the garden and see the completed furniture over there." Mrs. Liu invited.

The furniture specially made by the mother for the daughters is of course using good materials as much as possible and employing skilled craftsmen, but since this will be the dowry of the Xiao family, Ling Yuxuan has to take a look at the style and workmanship.The same is true for Manager Tian Er, he wants to see the materials and workmanship of this batch of furniture with his own eyes.So Mrs. Liu personally led Ling Yuxuan and Manager Tian to the workshop in the corner of the garden.The younger sisters of the Liu family had nothing to do, so they followed.

The workshop of the Liu family was originally a warehouse for miscellaneous goods. Because they bought wood to make dowry furniture for their daughters, it became a workshop.There are a lot of shavings and planks and strips placed inside and outside the workshop, and the larger pieces of wood are still stacked aside, so that they can be put together to make small objects.

The weather was hot in the afternoon, and the master craftsmen were still knocking and working. Under the shadow of a shady tree not far away, there were three master carpenters carving flowers.To create furniture, craftsmen spend half of their time carving.Since the wages are calculated according to the quantity and craftsmanship of the finished products, and the top-grade huanghuali wood is very expensive, the craftsmen lowered their heads and concentrated on their work, and no one noticed that the host and guests were coming.

The steward who was in charge of managing the bookkeeping here walked quickly to the workshop, coughed lightly, and carefully attracted the attention of the craftsmen.The craftsmen raised their heads when they were disturbed, and found that Mrs. Liu and other guests had come, they all stopped, patted the sawdust on their bodies, and stood up to greet them.

Mrs. Liu asked the master carpenter with a cheerful face about their current workmanship.After Tian Er confessed to Mrs. Liu, he went to check the sawn wood.

The master carpenter who was questioned said, "Second Miss's furniture is ready and painted several times, and they are placed in the east room to ventilate and disperse the smell. Third Miss' Babu bed has already begun to be carved." Qiangong Babu Bed The work is the most cumbersome.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, master." Mrs. Liu said, calling Ling Yuxuan and Tian Er to follow her to the east room to see the finished furniture.

The most important and largest dowry in the dowry of a daughter of a wealthy family is the Qiangong Babu Bed.The gold-painted lacquer walking bed of Mrs. Liu's house is of the three-sided and four-entry style. It is huge in shape, exquisite in workmanship, and cumbersome in carving.Since Tian Er was sent by Mrs. Xiao to purchase furniture, it shows that he has a good understanding of this.But I saw him walking around the Babu bed twice, constantly stretching out his hands to pat the bed to listen to the sound, checking the wood grains from the subtleties, and stroking the various carvings on the bed with his fingers.The two craftsmen accompanying him knew immediately that this man was an expert.

"Madam, this is indeed the finest huanghuali wood in Hainan. Judging from the wood grain, the logs are about 400 years old. The overall design of the dial bed is good, and the craftsmanship of the carpenter and lacquer surpasses most craftsmen in the Xiling area. of."

Tian Er inspected the other furniture roughly, and praised: "Madam is really kind to my lady. If this whole set of brand new furniture is purchased in Xiling, 3000 taels of silver won't be able to buy it."

Ling Yuxuan listened, and was very grateful to Sixth Sister for her generosity and fulfillment.

Mrs. Liu said with a smile: "Tian Guanshi is really a man of knowledge. I don't know if your wife has time to match the bed with descendant tents and wedding tents, and the seat with cushions and backrests."

Tian Er clasped his hands and said, "My Madam, if I can prepare a set in the capital too, lest the ones she prepares don't match the beds and chairs I bought here."

"Well, Manager Tian, ​​if your wife doesn't mind, why don't you let me come. After all, Wen Qing has lived with me for more than nine months, so I should prepare a dowry for her." Mrs. Liu said gently.

Tian Er was slightly startled, and immediately bowed respectfully and said, "Then there will be Mrs. Lao." This lady has always been friendly to his young lady, and she is the uncle's older sister. Entrusting her with part of the young lady's dowry will not go wrong.

Ling Yuxuan silently remembered Sixth Sister's enthusiasm.People respect me one foot, and I respect others ten feet. Sixth Sister took such good care of him and Wenqing, and he would definitely repay her and the Liu family.

(End of this chapter)