reborn widow

Chapter 6

Seeing that Gui Qingqing was determined not to go to the clinic, Li Song helped her to sit next to a wonton stall and let her rest. It was not a meal at this time, and the stall owner didn't say anything, but Li Song was embarrassed Occupying someone else's seat, he asked for a bowl of wontons for Gui Qingqing to eat.

Gui Qingqing said with a smile: "I'm not hungry, you can eat."

"You eat, your hands are cold, eating a bowl of this hot wonton will also warm you up."

Gui Qingqing couldn't resist him, so she ate a few mouthfuls, hot soup and hot water, and after a while her hands and feet were no longer cold, Gui Qingqing secretly scolded herself for being worthless, to be so frightened by Song Ziqiao, and now it's not him His concubine, he no longer has the right to kill himself casually, what are he afraid of? !

Gui Qingqing already had a small appetite, but now she's not hungry anymore. After a few mouthfuls, she couldn't eat anymore. Looking at the remaining half of the bowl of wontons, Gui Qingqing was a little embarrassed, "Dalang, I can't finish it..."

Li Song smiled and said, "If you can't finish it, give it to me." He brought the bowl of wonton over, and ate it up in a few mouthfuls, even drinking the soup.

Gui Qingqing blushed again, she used to use the bowls and chopsticks!Why doesn't he dislike it?
Li Song smiled and said, "Is it better? Well, let's go."

"Well, let's go." Gui Qingqing followed him, and the two went to Hengshengxiang silk and satin shop together. Fatty Yuan was still not there. Gui Qingqing picked out a few pieces of fabric, wondering whether to go to Fatty Yuan's weaving and dyeing shop, It would be too late if Song Ziqiao made his move.

Gui Qingqing and Li Song were about to go out when they saw a fat man in his thirties coming in from outside. A smile appeared on the corner of Gui Qingqing's mouth, and he hurriedly shouted: "Yuan Hongxi!"

Yuan Hongxi froze for a moment, narrowed his small eyes, "You know me?"

Gui Qingqing looked around, and said in a low voice: "I heard people say...Heng Shengxiang's boss is a fat man. I just tried to shout when I saw you, but I didn't expect it to be you... because of your impoliteness." Please forgive me, I heard that your weaving and dyeing business is a little troublesome."

When Yuan Hongxi heard the last sentence, his expression immediately became solemn, "Who said it?"

Gui Qingqing thought it was true, she smiled and said: "Can we talk about it?"

Yuan Hongxi's silk and satin shop couldn't compete with the Song family, so he wanted to find another way out and open a weaving and dyeing business. Unexpectedly, after investing a large sum of money, the printing and dyeing master hired with a high salary unexpectedly disappeared, and his apprentice dyed it. The color of the item is not good, and the merchants who ordered the goods returned one after another, which made Fatty Yuan feel devastated.I wanted to invite other people to sit in the town, but there are very few people who understand this line of work, and I can't find a suitable candidate in a hurry. However, he made a big order earlier. If the order is returned, the loss will be guaranteed. I can't do it alone...

These days, Fatty Yuan is anxious to get angry, he has lost a lot of weight, and his mouth is full of blisters.Hearing Gui Qingqing's words, and looking at her demeanor, demeanor, and charm, he was a little puzzled. He didn't know what Gui Qingqing was doing, but Fatty Yuan was a clever person. Surprisingly, he hurriedly said, "Please speak inside."

Gui Qingqing glanced at Li Song, "Da Lang, you come too."

As Yuan Hongxi came to a small living room in the inner room, a waiter brought tea, Gui Qingqing took a sip, and said straight to the point: "I overheard someone say, 'You must always pay attention to the movement of Yuan's weaving and dyeing business. If they can’t hold on anymore, they’ll make a move, so the price will be cheaper.’”

Fatty Yuan immediately changed color, "Who said that?"

Gui Qingqing smiled and said: "Is it important who said it? If Yuan's weaving and dyeing business can't survive, sooner or later we have to take action."

Fatty Yuan stared at Gui Qingqing, "You came today, didn't you want to talk about this?"

"Of course not." Gui Qingqing said: "When my mother was dying, she left me several ancestral weaving and dyeing secret recipes. I always wanted to have my own weaving and dyeing workshop... I don't know what you think of these recipes. I'm not interested."

Fatty Yuan looked at Gui Qingqing suspiciously, "I don't know what kind of weaving and dyeing recipe it is."

Gui Qingqing said in a light tone: "Pink ground printing colorful clouds and folded branches pattern cotton cloth, you should have heard of it? This cloth is dyed pink on the ground, and is overprinted in three colors of blue, red and brown..."

Of course Fatty Yuan has heard of it, and he became excited when he heard the words. Although he just entered this industry, he has put in a lot of effort. He has seen this kind of fabric before, and it looks like colorful clouds floating in the sky. It forms a gorgeous rainbow, decorated with multicolored plum blossoms, cherry blossoms, red leaves and other flower patterns. It is a classic red-shaped traditional pattern. If he has this kind of skill, even if his weaving and dyeing industry only has this one variety, it is enough for him to succeed in this industry. Got a foothold!
Gui Qingqing continued, "There is also beige printed cloth." Fatty Yuan's expression was shocked. This cloth is made of ramie fiber, and its texture is light and soft.The floral cloth is made of beige Indian ground, decorated with multicolored folded flowers, elegant and delicate. So far, there is only one weaving and dyeing guild in Jiangnan Road with this kind of craftsmanship.

Gui Qingqing thought that Fatty Yuan's shock was not enough, and then threw out a big bait, "blue printed color cloth with folded branches and flowers." This cloth is dyed blue on the ground, and decorated with traditional red patterns such as colorful chrysanthemums and red leaves.

In this era, the cloth is generally of the same color, and there are only a handful of workshops that can dye floral cloth. The master weaving and dyeing masters there are all top figures in the industry, and it is difficult to hire even if they have money.

Fatty Yuan's small eyes sparkled, "I don't know what your name is Ma'am?"

Gui Qingqing looked at Li Song and said with a smile, "This is my head, surnamed Li."

"Oh, you're negligent and negligent." Fatty Yuan hurriedly stood up and bowed to Li Song.

Li Song smiled and said: "I don't understand these things, my wife decides everything." In fact, he was the most surprised at this time, Gui Qingqing was calm and elegant, completely different from the shy little woman who needed protection in his impression .

Fatty Yuan said to Gui Qingqing: "Since Madam knows the recipe of printing and dyeing, how much does she know if she doesn't know the technique?"

It is useless to only know the formula, but not the technique.This is because Fatty Yuan is afraid that there is fraud in it, and he intends to take the school exam. However, Gui Qingqing in her previous life was very concerned about weaving and dyeing. I don’t know how many times she went to see it in person. There are four formulas in total. It is not enough to know only one of them, even if you know three of them. In terms of process, it is more particular. There is a step, which is to fade the color first, and then dye it. become……"

Fatty Yuan hurriedly said: "If I want all these three formulas, what conditions will Madam have?"

"I don't want much, [-]% of Yuan's weaving and dyeing business."

Fatty Yuan's weaving and dyeing shop has just been put into construction, and the scale is still small. A total of more than 5000 taels of silver has been invested, and 2000% of the share is only [-] taels. It is really not expensive to buy these three printing techniques at this price, but if this The technique is true, so the weaving and dyeing industry will definitely make a lot of money in the future, which makes Yuan Fatty feel a little pained. He just wanted to pay back the price, and Gui Qingqing continued: "Actually, if I wait for you, weaving and dyeing This price can also be negotiated after changing the owner, and his strength must surpass Yuan's."

Although these words are not pleasant, they are true, Fatty Yuan immediately swallowed back what he wanted to say, "It's easy to say, there is no problem with the [-]% share, the key is that the master I invited from the weaving and dyeing industry, he... ..."

Gui Qingqing didn't know much about what happened back then, but she had already guessed all kinds of things. It was nothing more than Song Ziqiao knowing that Fatty Yuan was going to start a weaving and dyeing business, so he set up a trick to hit Fatty Yuan and at the same time, He himself was planning to pick up a big bargain, and Song Ziqiao was probably responsible for the disappearance of the master.

Song Ziqiao used this kind of method several times later, and it was really beneficial.It's just that he never imagined that when he allowed Gui Qingqing to enter and leave the study, Gui Qingqing had already secretly recorded the weaving and dyeing recipes that Song Ziqiao valued most, and then he was very concerned about the weaving and dyeing craftsmanship. The other concubines in the house were pregnant, and Gui Qingqing just wanted to save her son a way out, but she didn't expect it to come in handy now.

Gui Qingqing said: "It's easy to do without a master. You just need to find a master who understands weaving and dyeing techniques, and I can teach him. Of course, this person should sign a contract of sale and be loyal."

In fact, Gui Qingqing didn't say anything, Yuan Hongxi also knew the importance of this matter, he possessed a unique skill, which was usually passed down from generation to generation, and it was as precious as life, it was not a last resort, how could anyone be willing to take it out casually?

Many technical things are only separated by a thin layer of window paper. Once it is pierced, someone with a little experience will know what's going on at a glance. This is why many masters cherish their brooms and are unwilling to teach their apprentices. There is even the so-called "teacher's apprentice starves to death of the master".

At this moment, Fatty Yuan felt that the pie had fallen from the sky, so he wrote a contract without hesitation, and asked the owner of the neighbor's shop to be the middleman.

Gui Qingqing thought for a while, first called Li Song aside, and asked, "Da Lang, do you have any comments?"

Li Song said: "I just think it's too cheap for him. In fact, he doesn't have any objection if you want [-]% of the share."

"But he is a good businessman." In his previous life, Fatty Yuan still had some reputation in the business circle of Qingpu County. Gui Qingqing explained: "Neither of us is suitable for running a shop. The children of merchants will not be allowed to take scientific examinations in the future. We It’s best not to use the merchant’s name. Therefore, write my name on this contract! In the future, you will be the head of the family. If you write your name, we will be merchants in the future. Boss Yuan has contributed a lot, so much A [-]% share is also what it should be.”

When Li Song heard Gui Qingqing say that he was the head of the family, he burst into laughter from ear to ear: "Qingqing, this is a prescription left by your mother. Naturally, it is your dowry, you have the final say."

Gui Qingqing kept trying to test him, and said with a smile: "My mother left this to me and my sister, but when my mother passed away, my sister was already married, and my mother said, if this prescription is changed, I can give my sister as much as I want. So I didn’t tell my sister about it afterwards, but when I get the money later, I want to share with her..."

Li Song said indifferently: "You can do whatever you want." He didn't expect Gui Qingqing to have a dowry, so of course he didn't care about it.

Gui Qingqing looked at the contract carefully, and then handed it to Li Song. She didn't know whether Li Song could read or not, but seeing Li Song carefully read the contract from beginning to end, Gui Qingqing already knew that he was literate.

Li Song said: "Qingqing, let's sign and make a deposit."

After the contract is signed, they have to go to the Yamen to register and file a case, and a group of people rush to the Yamen.

Gui Qingqing explained to Li Song while walking: "I wanted to use this prescription to exchange money for Shiro's medical treatment, but there is no weaving and dyeing workshop in Qingpu County. If I go to other places, I am a woman and I have no idea, so today I just got the chance..."

Li Song held Gui Qingqing's hand and whispered, "You did your best for Shiro, and my father praised you a lot..."

Gui Qingqing's heart warmed, and she said with a smile: "I just go to the county government office today, why don't we change our household registration together."

Li Song smiled and said, "Okay." After changing their household registration, the two of them became a real family. Li Song was so excited that he didn't know what to say, but just giggled.

As soon as the group reached the gate of the county government office, they saw the county magistrate in official uniform sending a young man out respectfully. , his face was filled with joy, "Li Song? I didn't expect you to live in Qingpu County! Let me find it easier!"

Li Song was stunned for a moment, then smiled calmly and cupped his hands, "So it's Young Master Qin, nice to meet you!"

(End of this chapter)