"I'm too shortsighted. I didn't expect these two young men to be so capable. They truly are young and promising!"
Seeing that Mai Feng and Mai Deng were so outstanding, the colleague wanted to recruit them to his shop, so he began to inquire about the information about them. His efforts paid off, and he finally learned that these two were from the same village as Mai Wu and Mai Gu outside the city. They fled here because of the collapse of the dam and were picked up by Jiang Tuantuan. They stayed at his home as long-term workers and were paid only one or two taels of silver per month.
Colleagues thought of giving them one tael and five hundred coins a month, or two taels if that didn't work. They were young, and if they said something nice, they should be able to dig them out.
He began to wait in front of Jiangyue Pavilion every day, waiting for the day when Jiang Tuantuan was not in the store so that he could take the opportunity to persuade the two of them.
Ten days later, he finally got his chance. Madden looked at the man, who looked familiar. It took him a while to remember who he was. He looked displeased, but remained polite on the surface. "Excuse me, what are you looking to buy today?"
The companion said, "You are still young and have plenty of time and opportunities. Have you ever thought about finding a place to continue your development? I can give you better opportunities and more money, isn't it better than the ten taels a month you get here?"
Madden was a little angry. They were poaching people so blatantly now. "Don't bother wasting your time. Mai Feng and I won't be going."
Mai Feng upstairs also heard the noise and hurried down.
"You'd better leave quickly. We won't change owners."
The colleague still did not give up, "What about the two taels of silver a month?"
Mai Feng and Madden rejected him in unison.
The colleagues could only leave in disgrace.
Half a month has passed since the jewelry was successfully made, but not a single set has been sold, not even a single piece. On the contrary, there are many people coming to see it every day, and some people even come three or four times, just to look but not to buy.
Mai Feng and Madden were both a little anxious, but Jiang Tuantuan was not at all flustered. "These jewels need to be sold to the right person. There's no rush."
Mr. Zhou also heard about this from his servants. Thinking that he could get closer to Jiang Tuantuan, he asked his wife to buy a set. Mrs. Zhou was naturally very happy. She had seen it a long time ago and liked the lotus jewelry set. The whole set cost 120 taels of silver, which was a bit expensive, so she didn't buy it.
But now Mr. Zhou took the initiative to ask her to buy it. She was so happy that her flowers were about to bloom, and she immediately went out to Jiangyue Pavilion.
When Jiang Tuantuan saw Mrs. Zhou coming, he recognized her immediately because he had met her once before. When he learned that she was here to buy jewelry, he enthusiastically took her to choose.
Mrs. Zhou was also very satisfied with Jiang Tuantuan's attitude.
After carefully looking at the five sets of jewelry, I found that I liked the lotus set the most. It looked noble and refined, and was many times more beautiful than those that looked glamorous. "I'll choose the lotus set."
Mai Feng and Madden were so excited when they found out that someone had finally bought the jewelry that they quickly packed it up. In order to set off the jewelry, they even customized a box made of sandalwood. There were three big characters "Jiang Yue Pavilion" engraved on the box, and a small "Jiang" engraved on the edge of the box. The names of Mai Feng and Madden were also engraved next to it to prove that it was made by the two of them.
When Mai Feng and Madden saw the box for the first time, especially when they saw their names on the bottom of the box, they immediately understood Jiang Tuantuan's good intentions. The boss was so kind to us that simply engraving two names showed his respect, importance and recommendation to the world.
Because in this era, too many craftsmen are unknown behind the scenes. Everyone only cares about appreciating the beauty of jewelry, but never cares about the people who made it.
Mrs. Zhou was also very satisfied with the sandalwood box. Before leaving, she went to the first floor and bought two bottles of pearl cream and two bars of camellia soap. She also invited Jiang Tuantuan to come to her house to play with Rouer if she had nothing to do.
Everyone was happy with this purchase.
Jiang Tuantuan called Mai Feng and Mai Deng over. "I've said before that your monthly wages will increase based on your performance. You've done very well this time, so I've decided to give you two taels of silver a month from now on. I hope you'll keep up the good work and don't forget your original intention."
Mai Feng and Madden expressed their gratitude repeatedly and promised to work harder in the future.
The monthly wages of Mai Wu and Mai Gu also increased to one and a half hundred coins. The four of them had thought that it would take several years to increase their monthly wages, but they didn't expect it to increase in just two months. They couldn't help but sigh that it was a good thing that they chose to follow Jiang Tuantuan in prison. They heard that the only one of the five who didn't leave was exiled to the border to do hard labor a few days ago. His clothes were tattered and he looked pale and thin.
Sometimes choice is more important than hard work!
Erlaizi also has a side job. Jiang Tuantuan has to look after the store every day and accompany Yubao, so he really doesn't have time to look for new species. So he asks Erlaizi to look for them, and he will give him 200 coins if he finds any.
Therefore, Er Laizi was about to turn the entire Daping Village upside down.
After Li Jingchen returned to the capital, he was assigned to a training camp to train new recruits. The emperor also granted him a residence, which was a small courtyard with two entrances, much larger than the small courtyard with one entrance in Fujiang County.
Li Jingchen did not ask servants or maids to clean the house. He cooked and cleaned by himself every day. He would go home after work. If he was too lazy to move, he would go to the street to buy some food. After eating, he would practice sword for a while and then go to sleep alone. He really wanted to run back to Fujiang County, but unfortunately the emperor would not let him.
When Li Jingchen just left, Yubao found that he could not see his father anymore, and he cried every day. No one could comfort him, but children have short memories, and he got better after half a month. He stopped crying and making a fuss, and now he can say some simple words. He knows that when he wants to eat, he should pat his stomach and say "hungry", and when he wants to sleep, he should say "sleepy". He walks more steadily, and his eyebrows and eyes look more and more like Jiang Tuantuan. They both have big round eyes, but his nose looks more like Li Jingchen, which is very straight.
Time passed quickly, all the leaves on the trees turned green, early summer came, and it was finally time for Hua He to get married.
Before noon, Hua He would be taken away in a sedan chair, so Jiang Tuantuan squatted under the backyard wall in the morning, waiting for Hua He to climb over the wall.
All the servants were preparing for the wedding in the front yard, so no one paid attention to what was happening outside the backyard, because no one could have imagined that Hua He would run away from the marriage, let alone that someone would come to pick her up. After all, running away from the marriage was a big deal in that era, and there was no record of anyone running away from the marriage. Even if the girls didn't want to, they would be forced to marry.
During breakfast, the nanny only let Hua He eat a small bite, fearing that if she ate too much her stomach would become bloated and she wouldn't be able to wear her wedding dress. She spent the entire morning dressing Hua He up. It was still an hour before noon, and it was time for her to change into new clothes. After changing into new clothes, she would wear a headdress.
Hua He looked at the nanny and two maids in the room and felt it was difficult to take action.
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