Everyone does have two faces, but how many people dare to show their two faces in front of Lao An?

Pei Man kept complaining in his heart but tried not to show it on his face. He continued to say "yes" respectfully and sent someone to investigate.

Madam Wang felt very wronged, but fortunately Pei Man understood her character quite well and knew that she had always been very concerned about the Pei family's business. Even when she met the maids who swept the floor of the Pei family, she would be polite to them. When it was convenient, she would even give two red ropes to those little maids to tie their hair. He would check and let it go.

Pei Yan was still worried, so he asked someone to invite Yu Tang over and asked her what she wanted to do with the pattern from the tailor.

Yu Tang was embarrassed.

She didn't expect that Pei Man would ask Pei Yan for advice on such a small matter.

"Isn't the lacquerware business at home not doing so well?" She told Pei Yan about the back and forth between her and Yu Yuan.

Pei Yan looked down on him and said, "Your family will let a little girl like you do this?"

Yu Tang was a little unhappy to hear this. She said, "What do you mean by a little girl? I am not kidding. Our family's lacquerware shop was passed down from my grandfather. Although my father and my uncle each got a shop, the shop has never been separated. It has always been together and managed by my uncle. My father and my uncle wanted me and my brother to run the shop together."

Pei Yan always reacted quickly to people and things. Hearing this, he immediately realized that the Yu family was planning to let Miss Yu find a son-in-law. But he was inexplicably worried and couldn't help asking, "Do you agree with the family's arrangement?"

Men consider it shameful to accept bribes, so those who are willing to be live-in sons-in-law usually have some shortcomings.

Pei Yan frowned slightly.

Yu Tang was unable to react for a moment and asked, "What arrangements?"

Pei Yan felt a little irritated.

This little girl, why is she so silly!

He is usually quite smart, but becomes clueless when the critical moment comes.

He said unhappily, "You just agreed to your family giving you a marriage? Don't you have a cousin? He can do both!"

This is the choice of many families.

There was no need to change the surname, nor to be separated from the flesh and blood of the family, it was just that he had an uncle to raise. But the uncle's family property should also be the nephew's, and it was still a matter of calculation.

Only then did Yu Tang realize what he was talking about.

No matter how carefree she was, it was not appropriate for her to discuss these things with Pei Yan.

Yu Tang blushed and answered a very safe question: "My parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. I will naturally obey my parents."

How dare you come in front of me and talk nonsense!

Pei Yan was about to say this, and he suddenly felt that it was inappropriate to say this at this time... Although he didn't know why he felt it was inappropriate, and he didn't know why he had to swallow this sentence given his free-spirited personality, he still endured it again and again, and changed the topic to the Yu family's lacquerware shop: "Why do you think highly of the patterns of the tailor shop? I think they are very ordinary."

As soon as he said this, Yu Tang heaved a long sigh of relief. Only then did she realize that she had been nervous when answering Pei Yan's questions. As for why, she looked at Pei Yan's burning eyes and didn't have time to think about it. She felt as if she had escaped from the edge of a cliff safely, and she instinctively wanted to get over this part as soon as possible. She said impatiently, "That's because you didn't notice their embroidery. Their embroidery is very good." As she spoke, she gave the example of the fifth lady's embroidered shoes.

Pei Yan still had a look of disdain on his face, and said, "If I remember correctly, your shop is engaged in red lacquer, right?"

Yu Tang nodded repeatedly: "You are not mistaken."

"Isn't lacquer known for its gorgeous and low-key style?" Pei Yan said disapprovingly, "Like the pattern you mentioned, a few scattered flowers, what kind of objects are you going to use it on? I don't need to see it to know that this kind of pattern will look good when made with mother-of-pearl. This kind of pattern made with lacquer can neither reflect the complex craftsmanship of lacquer nor the characteristics of lacquer."

He spoke as if his family had an ancestral lacquerware shop.

Yu Tang was angry and a little unconvinced.

She knew Pei Yan knew a lot, but he couldn't possibly know even about lacquerware, right?

Yu Tang said unconvincedly, "What are the special features of red lacquer? Why can't we leave blank space like in paintings? I asked for a few paintings to use as patterns before, and they sold very well."

Pei Yan curled his lips and said, "That's because those people haven't seen better-looking red lacquer objects. Besides, isn't the characteristic of red lacquer different from other lacquer crafts? Although I'm an outsider, I also know that the difference between red lacquer and other lacquerware is that it requires repeated application of dozens of layers of red lacquer on the object, and then carving out relief patterns after it dries. It must be clear, delicate and exquisite. A large amount of white space is used to highlight the content of the pattern, which is naturally good for figures. If it is a pattern or a pattern, I'm afraid you have to carefully consider the color of the white space. Are you going to make your lacquerware black or other colors?"

"Of course not!" Yu Tang blurted out, and then he didn't know what to say.

The key point of carved red lacquer is "red". If the base color becomes other colors, it is no longer called carved red lacquer.

Thinking of this, she had an idea and asked, "Can I use another color as the base color?"

Pei Yan was tired and didn't want to talk to her, so he said lazily: "Then you can give it a try, maybe you can come up with something new and create a new lacquerware craft."

Yu Tang actually had such an idea.

Her heart was instantly filled with excitement, and she wished she could return to her shop immediately to discuss this matter with Yu Yuan.

Pei Yan didn't want to pay attention to her thoughts and continued, "The craft of carving red lacquer lies in the word 'carving'. You should work hard in this area. Instead of asking those tailor shops for patterns, it is better to ask someone to redraw the patterns. Patterns like figures require very high carving skills. The facial features must be lifelike. Do you have such a master in your family?"

no!

Yu Tang said nothing.

Pei Yan didn't need her to say anything, he knew it at a glance. He simply said, "Go and bring those patterns from your house over for me to see."

Yu Tang stared at him with eyes wide open, full of shock.

Pei Yan suddenly felt that her gaze on him was too bright, which made him feel a little glaring and even slightly uncomfortable. He couldn't help but cough twice and said, "Why don't you ask someone to bring all those drawings over!"

Yu Tang jumped up, and the little man in his heart danced with joy like a little bird.

"Okay, okay." She was afraid that he would go back on his word, and she didn't care if it was rude. She rushed to the door and called Shuangtao over, saying, "Go to the shop and tell the young master that the third master is willing to help our family look at the lacquerware patterns. Let him take the patterns into the mansion as soon as possible."

Shuangtao was overjoyed.

If the Pei family is willing to help, the Yu family's lacquerware shop will definitely become rich.

The Yu family is doing well. They can go out with their heads held high and feel very proud.

"I'll go right away, I'll go right away." She didn't care about etiquette and ran away.

Yu Tang was afraid that Pei Yan's enthusiasm would only last for three minutes, so she secretly prayed that her brother would not stop for a moment after receiving the news and rush over as fast as he could; at the same time, she felt that she had to keep Pei Yan stable and not let his enthusiasm fade away. Without thinking too much, she turned back to the study and immediately started talking to Pei Yan attentively.

It's just that she and Pei Yan have nothing in common, either in terms of knowledge or vision. Plus, Pei Yan is a talkative person, so after asking if she had eaten or drunk something, he didn't know what to say.

Yu Tang secretly complained in his heart.

Is it true that there is nothing worth talking about if we don't talk about the contents of the Four Books and Five Classics?

She felt depressed, but she could only continue to find topics to talk about, and started talking about the craftsmanship of lacquerware.

Pei Yan coldly watched Yu Tang chattering away trying to find something to say. He should have been impatient and disgusted. But looking at her sparkling eyes, her embarrassment when she couldn't find a topic, and her secret joy when she did, he felt like he was watching a farce. No, it was even more interesting than a farce.

He actually listened to her chattering for half an hour, until she said: "What do you think about our family hiring a skilled carving master?" He couldn't help but scold in a low voice: "Your family has been running a lacquerware shop for generations, right? With so many disciples at home, you actually want to hire a skilled carving master. Are you slapping the face of the Yu family? Or are you slapping the face of your uncle? Even if your uncle agrees, your father will not agree, right?"

Yu Tang suddenly became silent.

Indeed, if she really hired a carver, her uncle might think that she was blaming him for not running the shop well.

What should I do?

Give up carving figures?

How is that possible?

Yu Tang shook his head.

Their lacquerware shop didn’t do well before because its products were too limited. If there were no more human figures, there would be fewer choices and business would probably be even worse, right?

She was there thinking.

Pei Yan looked at her with interest.

Sometimes she shook her head, sometimes she laughed, sometimes she frowned, sometimes she lowered her head. Her expressions and movements were so rich that even the three-year-old child of the Pei family was not as active as her.

He couldn't help but sigh that it was fortunate that Miss Yu had an outstanding appearance, which was pleasing to the eye no matter how one looked at her. If someone else had done such a thing, he would have probably thought they were crazy.

She was lucky that he was avoiding Shen Shanyan, so she could just spend some time here with him.

Pei Yan thought about it and said, "There are only two ways to do business nowadays. One is to do everything, so that everyone will not go empty-handed. The other is to do business to the top. Whenever you think of this object, the first thing you do is to go to their house to check. If they don't have it, then you will consider other houses. Your lacquerware shop is originally famous for making red lacquerware. I think it is unnecessary to have large and complete items."

Is that really the case?

Yu Tang was a little nervous and said, "But if I want to be the best, it should be difficult, right?"

They had no confidence that they could achieve this.

Pei Yan sneered and said, "You spend the same effort, time, and energy, but you are always inferior to others. Your family is quite promising."