Chapter 159 Agate Go
Li Heng's pupils paused slightly, and it was just a photo of three people from behind. The tallest person stood on the left, obviously reluctant, and raised his left arm to the sky. The action he made was difficult to describe, especially when it was placed on that person.
Sure enough, he and Miss Shen were from the same place.
Realizing this, Li Heng felt even more bitter.
But if Shen You knew what he thought about this photo, he would definitely say that that kind of indescribable action is called abstract on the Internet.
There was another show of interest later on, with Gu Shaoyu standing in the middle, his hands forward, a position full of stealth.
The fellow travelers I met on the road enthusiastically guided the shooting.
Shen You took out two portable wooden boxes from the counter and opened them on the table. Each box contained two solid wooden Go cans.
White agate is used to make white chess pieces, and gray agate is used to make black chess pieces.
There are two sets in total.
"The chess pieces made of agate can't even see any traces of carving! What a treasure! It's simply a miraculous workmanship! This craftsman is so amazing."
Liu Zheng exclaimed, and Li Heng, who was used to using good things, also lamented that this kind of craftsmanship was rare, the polishing was perfect, and every piece was exactly the same.
It is not easy for fragile agate.
Shen You thought: The machine is the craftsman, it must be powerful, and the glue injection perfectly solves the problem of fragmentation.
"Sell one of them to Miss Zhao. She has money." Shen You smiled.
As for the other set, they can send it to the palace or keep it themselves, just as a return gift.
Anyway, agate is not expensive in modern times, while Hetian jade is more expensive. The most common quality one costs several thousand.
Liu Zhengying nodded in agreement, "Miss Zhao came to the shop two days ago and asked for extra money to buy that mirror."
One thousand taels! He almost couldn't resist the temptation and sold it, but that mirror was now the front of the shop. All the dignitaries in the capital came to the shop in person on such a cold day to see the Western Region Mirror.
Even the princess has hinted that she wants to buy it.
In fact, the best bronze mirrors in Daqi are also very clear, but they are a little worse than the mirrors in the Western Regions, and the Western Regions are whiter,
The princess is definitely not short of good mirrors, but the rare objects from the Western Regions are always different from the ones she is used to.
The rarer and harder-to-obtain something is, the more prominent people want to collect it.
In this case, the mirror in the store won't last long.
Shen You also thought about this problem and bought two identical ones. This time they were replaced with sandalwood, which was more in line with ancient aesthetics.
"Then you can tell me that in the Western Regions, it is very difficult to make such mirrors, so they are difficult to find."
"Understood." Liu Zheng took the mirror carefully. What he got from the store this time were treasures, so be sure not to damage them.
In the "Youjian Shop", ordinary guests would not take it out. Even dignitaries were generally not allowed to touch it. The shopkeeper would personally hold it for the guests to see.
After Li Heng and Liu Zheng left, Shen You kept the gold and Ruyi. Ruyi in this shape were carved from wooden bodies and then plated with gold.
The craftsmanship that comes out of the palace is good.
Liu Zheng, who was leaving the house, was also impressed by the craftsmanship of the agate chess pieces, and took a set of Li Heng away. The saint in the palace was getting worse and worse and was drinking medicine every day.
He felt that His Highness would keep the chess piece for himself, after all, it was Shopkeeper Shen who gave it to him.
But he didn't dare to say.
When he arrived at the 'Youjian Shop', he asked someone to go to the Hou Mansion.
An hour later, Miss Zhao and Mrs. Zhao came.
"Let me see if the new things in the shop are worth the trip." Zhao Wanyi's personal maid took off her cloak for her.
She had just sat down and hadn't drank the tea yet. When she saw the things on the table, Zhao Wanyi's expression lit up a bit, especially when she heard that there were only two sets in total.
Liu Zheng knew that Miss Zhao would definitely like it. In addition to asking shopkeeper Shen to sell this thing today, he also wanted to ask the Zhaohou Mansion for help through a favor. His uncle is at the border, and the current situation is unknown. The defense plan has been leaked. If someone wants to use this excuse to attack the Liu family, the matter can be big or small. It depends on whether the saint wants to let the Liu family live.
It was good that the city was defended. If not, even if the defense plan was leaked and had nothing to do with the uncle, the Liu family would still have to bear the responsibility. Someone always needs to give an explanation to the people of Daqi.
He finally managed to hide it from Liu Yunyan. There was news that the general guarding the city was seriously injured, but there was no other news.
Mr. Zhao is a person who can speak well in front of saints, and Mrs. Zhao is a daughter of the clan.
"Another set of chess was delivered to His Highness. This is the only set in the store. The first thing I thought of was that the Marquis likes to play chess." Liu Zheng said with a smile.
Shopkeeper Shen set the price at eight hundred taels of silver, and the money was paid out of the Liu family's account.
He did not go directly to the Hou Mansion because he was afraid of being criticized at this juncture. If the palace knew that he had gone to the Hou Mansion to deliver things, Mr. Zhao would not be able to speak for the Liu family so well.
That’s why I used this method.
"There are also these two unique Western Region-limited color lipsticks. I don't know if they suit the preferences of Madam Hou and Miss Hou."
Mrs. Zhao can come, so she doesn't know what the Liu family means. She nodded slightly, "If you are determined, we will accept the things. We will try our best to do the things, but it will not work out."
"Of course it depends on what the palace wants." Liu Zheng continued quickly.
When someone is asked to speak in front of the emperor, no one can guarantee the outcome. As long as the Zhaohou Mansion agrees.
In order to hide from others, Mrs. Zhao and Zhao Wanyi chose a few more cosmetics downstairs, paid and left.
"Mom, this set of chess pieces looks good. Tell dad and let me play with it for half a month before giving it to him."
Zhao Wanyi returned to her house and walked into the front hall holding Mrs. Zhao's arm.
"It's easy to talk about other things. You'd better talk to your father about this set of chess pieces yourself." Mrs. Zhao motioned to her, and Mr. Zhao was sitting there.
"It's just a set of chess, there are plenty of them in the warehouse, just do as you like"
Mr. Zhao originally wanted to give it to her, but when he opened the box and saw something, he immediately changed his face and changed his words,
"If you like, just give it to dad. My daughter, you're terrible at chess, so it's useless."
He has to handle the matter, so the thing must be given to him.
Zhao Wanyi:
Mr. Zhao, who was known to love his daughter, could not see Zhao Wanyi's unhappy face now as she chopped off her feet, only looking at the chess piece in her hand.
"Compared to the jade set last time, the carving marks are more obvious. I have never seen the agate set before. Look at this smooth and flawless look."
Inside the Liu family workshop.
The imperial court is now promoting new cotton textile technology, and every weaving workshop in the capital has the opportunity to study in the Weaving Department established by the government.
In order to get the first batch of places, each family is competing for the first place, and they have all kinds of money and connections.
Because of the cotton slippers, Liu's workshop has become famous, and it can't even place orders now.
When someone came from the palace, Liu Erniang gave a few pairs to the aunt in charge, and because she took in a few lonely women and taught them how to weave and make shoes, the aunt in the palace had a good impression of her, so the quota was limited. Successfully landed in Liujia Workshop.
As soon as she came back from learning, she happily shared her skills with Sister-in-law Chen.
“I never thought there was such a way, it’s really fast and good!”
"It's a pity that the price of cotton is still too high now." Liu Erniang sighed, "How is the batch of cloth I mentioned before doing?"
"It's almost here, just these two days. Shopkeeper, whose order is this batch of cloth? You actually pay so much attention to it."
Liu Erniang smiled and replied, "The order is from the big boss of Liu's workshop."