Chapter 142 The Grand Show
Mianhe lowered her head and pondered for a moment.
Anticipating that he wouldn't dare commit murder and robbery, he told Sun Qi where he had hidden the dyeing manual.
After Sun Qi brought the items, Xie Chengzhi opened the dyeing chart with trembling hands.
The inscription read: "Heavenly Water Blue, taken from the indigo grass of the shady mountains, for every hundred catties of indigo, add eight dou of lime and three sheng of sophora japonica flowers, at the hour of the White Dew, pour in cold water from Taihu Lake, stir with peach wood a hundred times, soak and sun-dry three times, hang on bamboo to dry in the shade, without seeing the sun..."
He excitedly shouted, "Tianshui Bi!"
After saying that, he hurriedly continued flipping through the pages.
Xuan Tian Jiang, five-year-old madder root, leaves removed, pounded in a stone mortar and pestle, then aged with rice wine in a cellar...
Xie Chengzhi flipped through the pages quickly, not missing a single word of even the last taboo of immersion.
The inscription on the vat stated that dyers must not eat leeks or garlic before putting the dye into the vat, otherwise their mouths would be unclean and they would offend the dye god. If it happened to be the first or fifteenth of the lunar month, they had to worship the dye vat, offering ingots, candles, roasted pig, and grass and fruit.
"Yes, it is indeed the 'Shen Family Dyeing Manual'."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Shu also became excited.
Xie Chengzhi turned to Zheng Shu and said, "Go and give her the money."
Zheng Shu snorted coldly: "Two thousand taels is enough to buy this little bitch's life. Here's only two hundred taels. Do you want it or not?"
Mianhe was not annoyed by this, and took out another half of the dyeing pattern from her bosom.
It was the first half of the book she tore open.
"Second Master, Second Madam, one should know when to stop. If you don't give it to me, I'll shout it out loud."
"Never mind."
Xie Chengzhi tilted his head: "Give it to her, send her out of the city immediately."
There are many people who want to seize Yuanzhu's dyeing manual. As long as he is not caught red-handed, he can implicate anyone he wants.
He could even say that it was Shen Yanhuai who sent Mianhe to steal the things.
After seeing the man off, Xie Chengzhi stroked several copies of "Shen Family Dyeing Manual," admiring them greatly.
Zheng Shu said, "I simply can't believe it, we got this thing so easily?"
She reached out and touched it shakily: "Hey, do you think this is real? It can't be fake, can it?"
Xie Chengzhi snorted: "Fake? Who wrote it fake? Did Shen Yuanzhu write it under Mianhe's nose, or did Mianhe just write it?"
Holding the item close to his chest like a precious treasure, Xie Chengzhi said, "I'll go out and find a dye shop to try out the recipe here."
Zheng Shu nodded excitedly, never expecting that Shen Yuanzhu had come up with such a shady scheme when she learned that the Xie family had tricked her into marriage.
Mianhe was secretly sent away and disappeared without a trace.
After spending the afternoon cooling off and eating plenty of fruits, Luo and Wei Hu returned to Qianxiang Courtyard.
As they were walking into the house, Ling'er followed, carrying a bamboo basket.
Mrs. Luo glanced into her basket: "You're finally going to give me something nice today?"
Ling'er pouted: "So stingy! You brought me two bags of cured meat and made me a set of clothes. And you think you can trick me into telling you this?"
The two whispered to each other as they walked into the house. Upon seeing the mess on the floor, they suddenly looked at each other and smiled.
"It looks like it's done."
Ling'er quickly tidied up everything in the room.
Her young lady is very greedy; she threw clothes and bedding all over the floor.
But apart from smashing the box containing the dyeing formula to pieces, not even a bottle of rouge on the dressing table was broken.
The room looked messy, but it was actually easy to tidy up. In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, it was clean and tidy again.
When Xie Qi returned, Shen Yuanzhu was still fast asleep on the bed. Luo told him that Xiaozhi had gone home to visit her family, and then didn't mention anything else.
"You're awake?"
Xie Qi sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Shen Yuanzhu's flushed face as she slept, and couldn't help but reach out and touch it.
Seeing her red and swollen eyelids, Xie Qi panicked a little.
"You...you've been crying? Why are you crying? Did you have a nightmare?"
Shen Yuanzhu rubbed her eyes, held Xie Qi's hand, and mumbled, "I dreamt that a huge piece of silver fell on the ground. I went to pick it up, and suddenly it grew a pair of legs. When I bent down, it ran away. When I stopped, it stopped..."
"I chased after it all the way, but it kept running away. I couldn't catch it, so I got so angry that I started to cry."
Upon hearing this, Xie Qi felt extremely distressed: "Don't chase it next time, just let it run away."
A few days ago, Jixia Manor opened, and many people from the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce came to show their support.
He made a small profit, not much, but it wasn't difficult to make a pure silver necklace with colored gemstones.
After thinking for a moment, Xie Qi said, "I'll go to my master tomorrow and have him make you a collar."
Perhaps feeling that silver was too shabby, he pursed his lips, somewhat embarrassed: "Wait a little longer, I'll make you a pure gold one in a few days."
The Prince's residence certainly wouldn't need five hundred bolts of brocade; that number must be an exaggeration.
After robbing the Xie family's goods and handing them over to Yuan Xu, the other party would always give him some reward for his trouble. At that time, he would have some money...
Shen Yuanzhu was still not fully awake, and said wearily, "My husband gave me a piece of cake, and I was happy to receive it..."
Her appearance melted Xie Qi's heart, and he couldn't help but pull down the veil and lower his head to kiss her lips.
Having tasted the sweetness of love yesterday, he didn't want to leave her side for even a moment longer.
However, being young and vigorous, he was bound to be moved by the mingling of their emotions. Since Shen Yuanzhu did not take the initiative, he was cautious and dared not cross the line.
just in case……
What if he gets impatient and displeases Yuanzhu?
Xie Qi blushed and reluctantly went to the bathhouse.
Shen Yuanzhu also fully woke up. Seeing that the room was tidy, she went to find Luo Shi.
Luo said, "Mianhe took the things and sent the person away. Do you want to make a scene now?"
Shen Yuanzhu shook her head: "Tomorrow, let Mianhe go further away, and let the dyeing manual stay in Xie Chengzhi's hands for one more day."
She casually tied her hair up and let her wet nurse apply a jade plaster to her eyes.
The Xie family's marriage fraud broke the agreement between the two families. Therefore, they are not worthy of receiving the dyeing manual left by their mother.
But she married into the Xie family as promised, so she took the "Xie Family Farming and Weaving Picture" without any qualms.
Given Xie San Niang's temperament, she wouldn't have a moment's peace until she handed over the dyeing manual.
Moreover, they would be living in the Xie family for a long time to come. This dyeing process could be delayed for a while, but not forever.
Therefore, she had to give him the "Shen Family Dyeing Manual".
If we don't give it to them, how can we obtain the Xie family's farming and weaving charts in return?
Chen Yuanzhu raised her lips and smiled innocently.
She could not possibly hand over the genuine dyeing manual, but she also couldn't give away the fake one.
A fake prescription would be exposed as soon as it enters the cesspool; why would she do something so stupid?
Therefore, the dyeing process must pass through the hands of one person.
Once it passes through other people's hands, it becomes impossible to determine whether the item is genuine or fake, who is hiding something, or who is cheating.
Thinking of this, Shen Yuanzhu gently pressed her swollen eyes and smiled innocently.
"Nanny, when the dyeing manual goes missing tomorrow, don't forget to send someone to the Shen family to inform them."
"The Shen family dyeing manual has been coveted by Shen Yanhuai and his wife for so long. Now that it has been stolen by the Xie family, I wonder how they will beat their chests and stamp their feet in anger."
She removed the jade pendant from her eyes and said with a smile, "I want to see this dog-eat-dog drama."
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