"Then how many days will it take to get it? If I'm not satisfied with the results, I'll definitely have to ask you to redo it, right?"
Naturally, the old craftsman and his son did not dare to say with certainty that there would be no problems with the things they made.
It is quite normal to rework custom jewelry.
"I'm going to wear this set of jewelry to a banquet in nine days. Can you make it in seven? The price is negotiable."
Anyway, she had already informed Zhong Wanshan, and Zhong Wanshan attached great importance to Zhong Huaishuang's participation in the banquet. Xie Yunjiao said that she had a way to make Zhong Huaishuang a stunning appearance, and would also try her best to help Zhong Huaishuang make more friends.
Zhong Wanshan naturally gave his full support.
He told Xie Yunjiao to just go for it, and he would pay for all the expenses anyway!
With Zhong Wanshan as her strong backing, Xie Yunjiao naturally spends money generously.
Not only did she draw the blueprints for the jewelry, she also designed a complete set of clothes that suited Zhong Huaishuang according to her figure.
The design drawings of the clothes were directly given to the cloth shop that Yang Shuang had bought before. There was an embroiderer in the shop, and the embroiderer would rush to make the clothes she designed.
There is no need to worry about the clothes, but if the jewelry cannot be made in time, the overall product will not be perfect.
"Seven days will be enough. I will help you make such beautiful jewelry even if I have to work day and night." The old craftsman thought for a while and said through gritted teeth.
"Thank you very much. I'll pay the deposit first to show my sincerity. The rest will be paid after you finish the work."
Xie Yunjiao continued, "How much do you think you would charge for such a complicated design, plus the material?"
"We need to buy the materials from a large jewelry store. They will charge us whatever they want. As for the labor, we will charge you one or two taels. How about that?" the old craftsman asked cautiously.
He was a little nervous and felt that the asking price was a bit too much.
But with this one or two taels of silver, he could use it to pay the rent for the shop and buy medicine for his wife's illness, so he wouldn't have to live a tight life.
"One ounce? That's too little. I'll give you two ounces. Please finish the work as soon as possible and don't delay me."
Zhong Wanshan doesn't lack that one or two taels of money, but they are short of craftsmen!
If she gave a little more, she would just consider it a favor, and it would also give them more motivation to help her make the jewelry well.
Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, the old craftsman looked at Xie Yunjiao with gratitude, and he wanted to kneel down on the spot to say thank you.
After arranging everything, Xie Yunjiao went back to work with peace of mind. When it was time to finish work, she rushed home without stopping.
Doudou was playing with two pigs in the yard. After just over a month, the two pigs had grown a lot and Doudou could no longer hold them, so he could only run around the yard with them.
Gu Huai and Ye Baien were practicing martial arts in the yard. There were only a few people and a few pigs, and they didn't disturb each other. The scene was very harmonious.
Xie Yunjiao stood at the door in a daze, and for a moment she even forgot to push the door open.
Doudou has sharp eyes and was the first to notice Xie Yunjiao.
He shouted and ran to the door to help Xie Yunjiao open it: "Mom, you're back!"
It seemed like they hadn't seen each other for a long time. He held her legs and refused to let go for a long time.
Xie Yunjiao looked at Doudou, who was hanging on her like a koala, and couldn't help laughing: "If you don't come down, how can I walk?"
"Then you don't have to go, I'll hold you." Doudou said with a smile.
But he tried his best but couldn't lift Xie Yunjiao up, and ended up exhausting himself.
"Mom..." Doudou looked up at Xie Yunjiao pitifully.
"I'm sorry, I'm too heavy." Xie Yunjiao said.
"No, mother is not heavy, it's just that I'm too weak." Doudou said helplessly.
Xie Yunjiao picked up Doudou and carried him to the yard: "Let your mother hold you now. Eat more and you will be able to hold your mother when you grow taller."
"Okay, mother, I will eat more food, eat more meat, and grow taller, so that I will have the strength to hug you."
Meat?
Liu Miaohua, who was passing by, couldn't help but light up when she heard the word "meat". She hadn't eaten meat for a long time.
Some time ago, Fan and Gu Lan were sick and ate a lot of good food at home.
Later, Gu An sent someone to bring back a message saying that he had no money to buy the four treasures of the study. Fan then sent someone to send money to Gu An who was far away in the county town. Now the family was living a tight life.
I even had to sell my eggs for money, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to afford even a mouthful of porridge.
Xie Yunjiao and the others are fine, they can even eat meat!
She glanced around the yard and suddenly saw a white-haired old man talking to Gu Huai.
The man looked unfamiliar, and she was sure he was definitely not from the village!
Later, when it was time for dinner, she sneaked to Gu Huai's yard again and saw the white-haired old man having dinner with Xie Yunjiao and the others.
There are meat and vegetables on the table, but we still eat white rice!
Liu Miaohua was so jealous!
She learned from her previous lessons and did not dare to go alone to argue with Xie Yunjiao and the others. Instead, she ran home and complained to Fan and Old Man Gu.
Gu Huai and Xie Yunjiao took the delicious food from home to entertain outsiders, but they had to watch their parents at home drinking porridge and eating vegetables!
If you are so unfilial, be careful to be struck by lightning!
But this time, Fan was also cautious. After all, she was saved by Xie Yunjiao when she was sick last time. Later, she went around speaking ill of Xie Yunjiao and was laughed at by the villagers.
She felt that if she made a mistake this time, she would be laughed at by the villagers again.
"Maybe it's a guest? Let's wait for two days." said Mrs. Fan.
Old Man Gu was very satisfied with Fan's reaction this time. She always made a fuss every time, which was so disgraceful.
"Even so, they can't afford to eat delicious food every day and leave you two to suffer here all the time.
You can say whatever you want, you are also the parents who raised Gu Huai for many years. "Liu Miaohua was really greedy for the meat on Gu Huai's table!
She hasn't eaten meat for several months, and so has her son Zhuangzhuang, they've both lost weight!
"Mom, we can't let Gu Huai be so heartless." Liu Miaohua said, grabbing Zhuangzhuang's hand as she spoke, "Look at the child, he's so skinny from hunger."
Apart from anything else, Old Man Gu and Mrs. Fan still love their grandson Zhuangzhuang very much.
Fan looked at Zhuangzhuang and felt that he seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and she couldn't help but feel distressed.
"That brat Doudou said he wanted to eat more meat to grow taller. And what about our Zhuangzhuang? He hasn't had even a bite of meat since we split up. We adults don't care whether we eat or not, as long as we don't starve to death. But Zhuangzhuang can't do that. He's still a child and still growing."
As she spoke, she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes in front of Mrs. Fan and Old Man Gu.
Mrs. Fan couldn't help but feel distressed as well: "We really pity our Zhuangzhuang. Why does Doudou get to eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks every day, while our Zhuangzhuang has to suffer with us?"
She stood up and said, "If we were just living as a family, it would be fine, but now we have to treat outsiders with lavish food and fish. I can't stand this!"
She secretly glanced at Old Man Gu, who seemed not to have heard her and was pretending to sleep with his eyes closed.
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