Chapter 176: Zhang Mei
"You're in such a hurry that you can't get there. Please everyone search for ()!!
The appearance of the mysterious master made Liu Han excited and frightened, and then high-spirited, Lao Huang knew Liu Han very well and grasped his thoughts very accurately.
Liu Han's figure was slightly paused, Lao Huang was gentle, Liu Han sighed and sat down again, Lao Huang didn't speak, just like that, Liu Han was stunned for a long time, and then sighed: "Recently, I often think of them in my dreams, they, scholars once saved me, Yao Lao can be said to be my reborn parents." Do you know that when we discovered the Tiger Benwei Siege Village, the scholar was the first to discover the abnormality, and among us, his cultivation was the highest, and he was the most promising to stand out. ”
Lao Huang didn't interrupt Liu Han's confession, he knew that this must have been holding in his heart for a long time, he needed to vent, and then the Liu Han he was familiar with and admired would come back.
Liu Han spoke quickly and a little messy, how he became friends with the scholar, the scholar's character, what kind of person Yao Lao was, how he started teaching him medicine, and the other people in the killer battalion, their training, how they carried out their tasks.
“.。 I killed her, she wasn't as big as a rabbit, and I will never forget her eyes when she was dying, and I thought, I must find that bastard, I must kill him. Liu Han gritted his teeth, his face distorted and hideously said about the little girl he killed, it was in a monthly battle, which ended with the death of one party.
Lao Huang gradually understood that Liu Han had carried too much, his expression was sad, this was the first time I heard him talk about the life of the killer camp, this kind of life made people feel terrifying.
Either kill or be killed.
If you want to survive, you have to kill.
Turn a group of children into killing machines.
It's not a man, it's a demon!
What kind of man is that?! How did he be so ruthless and do such a thing that everyone hates!
Lao Huang was shocked, and after a while, he gradually calmed down, and his heart ached before him, how did he crawl out of that hell.
But in his heart, he admired the person in front of him very much, who grew up in such a bloody environment, but did not become a machine, and even pulled his companions, including scholars, out of their animal nature, he walked into the Sanguitang, he studied in the Sanguitang, and gradually the scholars also walked in, at that time he was not called a scholar, and the name of the scholar was changed later.
As long as he can, he doesn't kill people, he strengthens himself, just to survive, not to be killed by others, he has suffered countless injuries, these scars are now now, gradually disappearing in the process of cultivation, his skin has changed from brown and black to crystalline, although it is still a little crystalline, but it is jewel-like crystal.
Liu Han gradually calmed down, took a sip of water from the teacup, and then leaned back tiredly, lying on the couch, Lao Huang smiled slightly and said, "Comfortable?"
Liu Handing didn't answer, he felt much more comfortable, and the depression in his chest was much smaller.
"Since they have such strong strength, we can't be too anxious," Lao Huang's words were obviously comforting: "They have been laid out for decades, I don't understand, what does that person want to do, for money, or for something else?"
"Yes!" Liu Han couldn't help but say: "At first, I guessed that he was for money, and the targets of our assassinations were all big tycoons, either rich, officials, or tycoons of a place, for example, a guy like Xiao Yu, once we assassinated a guy, it seems that ... Yes, Huainan or Nanyang, we went to twelve people, but only four came back, do you know how old I was at that time? Fifteen years old, that time, I almost died, it was the scholar who saved me, and he was stabbed twice. ”
"Shopkeeper, our plan is to wait for the rabbit," Lao Huang said: "There will be more and more clues, that master, even if you go in, you can't kill it, you can't catch it, that person is still hiding in the dark, the shopkeeper, you have always been very patient, with you for so many years, I have never seen you lose your temper, impatient, we already have two clues, Li Yan, that mysterious master." ”
Liu Han shook his head: "This is not a clue, whether that small courtyard is the person or not has not been confirmed." ”
As soon as these words came out, Lao Huang was relieved, it turned out that the familiar Liu Han was back again, and even if he was ninety percent sure, he would not make a move until the last trace of doubt was solved, and he came back.
Before the Shangyuan Festival, a heavy snow froze the entire imperial capital, the entire imperial capital became a white city, the world became cold, thousands of displaced people froze to death outside the imperial capital, the emperor was shocked when he heard the news, and urgently ordered Prime Minister Gan Tang to inform Jingzhao Mansion to send personnel to leave, telling Chen Xuan to help immediately, open the official government Taoist temple, and accommodate the displaced people as much as possible, and the government will provide two meals.
Zhang Mei carried a basket and walked carefully and slowly on the street, the ground was frozen firmly, the snow had solidified into ice, it was very slippery, and if you didn't pay attention, you would fall.
The same as this cold day, Zhang Mei's heart was also uneasy during this time, the business of the tea house was relatively poor, the weather was so cold, and there were naturally fewer people who came to drink tea, but the family's business gradually improved, the reason was very simple, Liu Mo built a dyeing shop, joined the dyeing workshop of Hanhai Trading Company, and also rented a storefront behind the land temple, changed the storefront to the front shop and the back shop, and pulled the Fan family, and the two ran this dyeing shop together.
When she was in a hurry, Hanhai Trading Company carried out a price reduction service activity, all the funds were provided by Hanhai Trading Company, and the material and labor costs were subsidized by Hanhai Trading Company, which opened up the market at once, and more and more customers came to the store to dye cloth, and now they have begun to make money.
It was her man who froze Zhang Mei, Liu Mo was now spending less and less time at home, sometimes coming back once in seven or eight days, and even showing up in the store after a day, and then quietly leaving, which disappointed her, and this situation has even attracted the attention of Zuo Lan and the sister-in-law of the Fan family.
Zuo Lan didn't dare to ask directly, but reminded Zhang Mei in a roundabout way that she should beware of Liu Mo having a woman outside and competing for favor, which made Zhang Mei upset, while the sister-in-law of the Fan family knocked on the side and asked about Liu Mo's situation and why he was not at home.
Zhang Mei was worried and scared in her heart, worried that Liu Mo would leave or encounter danger, the emperor was the territory of Fengyu Building, Liu Mo was the hidden pile of the Cao Gang, it would be bad if he was discovered by Fengyu Building, and he was afraid that without Liu Mo, what would he do in his future life.
When Liu Mo was at home for a while, Zhang Mei gently persuaded Liu Mo, but Liu Mo told her indifferently not to interfere in his affairs and just live her life well. After this conversation, Zhang Mei felt that Liu Mo had a subtle change in her, becoming a little indifferent, and the time at home was even shorter, and she didn't even have time to go to bed.
Now it's about to be the Metaverse Festival, but he hasn't come back yet, and he doesn't know where to go.
When I returned to the store with the basket, there was a smell in the store, the smell of dyeing materials coming from the workshop behind me.
There are only two roots on the counter, Zhang Mei and two roots say hello, this is a sweet and diligent little guy, very much like her and the Fan family's sister-in-law, one-third of the work in the store is taken by him, two roots are very lively, he used to be a beggar in the imperial capital, some time ago he kept up with Brother Hu, but he didn't think that he would arrive at this dyeing shop in a blink of an eye, and lived a good life of being able to eat and dress warmly.
"Master, have you brought back the raw materials?" Sister-in-law Fan just asked. Ergen came over attentively, intending to take the basket from Zhang Mei's hand, Zhang Mei smiled reluctantly: "The monkey is in a hurry, this is not." ”
Ergen laughed dryly, Zhang Mei flipped through the account book, and couldn't help but shout: "So much?"
"Isn't it!" Ergen became excited at once, and said in a chattering voice: "The cloth dyed in our store is bright in color and does not fade, and the one in the front of the Zhao family dyeing workshop will start to fade after washing it twice, and our store's will not fade no matter how you wash it." This Shangyuan Festival is not coming, every family has to make new clothes, this new clothes must be dyed, not just white, dyed or not come to us. ”
Zhang Mei smiled and rubbed his head twice, now the profit in the store is very considerable, that is because Hanhai Trading Company makes profits, the raw materials for dyeing cloth are provided at half price, and training is also provided to help expand the market, and more importantly, Hanhai Trading Company has a clear plan for franchise stores, and each franchise store has a clear market scope, and there is no longer a second franchise store within this range.
When they arrived in the backyard, several stoves were steaming, and Fan's sister-in-law was directing the three guys to add fire, Mei came in, hurriedly came over, and took the basket in Zhang Mei's hand, and the dye in the child couldn't help but be very happy.
"Great, this is really timely rain, our raw materials are going to be gone, and if we don't come again, we will be gone." "The sister-in-law of the Fan family is happy, since she got this dyeing workshop, the old Fan's meatloaf shop is closed, Fan Ju entered the city guards, and she went to this dyeing workshop, and this meatloaf shop naturally couldn't be opened.
Zhang Mei put down the basket and was about to go in, but the sister-in-law of the Fan family grabbed her: "Go back quickly! The one from your house is back! You just came to the store and your family is really a hands-off shopkeeper, this is half a month, you don't go back quickly, or you will leave later!"
Zhang Mei's heart trembled, her body couldn't help shaking slightly, and she reluctantly smiled and said: "I am his home, where else can he go, sister-in-law, the shopkeeper of Hanhai Trading Company said that Hanhai Trading Company has made a device that can dye flowers, and after the Shangyuan Festival, he will send someone to install the training, however, this equipment costs money, one hundred and twenty taels of silver, well, let us discuss, do you want it." ”
"One hundred and twenty taels!" The sister-in-law of the Fan family exclaimed in surprise: "It's so expensive, who can afford it! Let's dye a piece of cloth for only one tael of silver, how long will it take to earn it back!"
"Sister-in-law, you style. Although Zhang Mei was very anxious, she still held on, did not turn around and leave immediately, and picked up a piece of cloth in the basket.
This cloth is an ordinary cloth, but it is dyed with beautiful plum blossoms, and the petals and stamens of plum blossoms are vivid, as if embroidered, and they are much more beautiful than those worn by the nobles.
"This, how did you get this?" the sister-in-law of the Fan family stroked in surprise, the lines on it were smooth, and there was no wrinkle at all. Such a beautiful pattern, ordinary people can not afford it, and only those wealthy nobles can afford it.
"I don't know, but I don't know until their people teach me. Zhang Mei smiled, but the sister-in-law of the Fan family didn't care, but focused on the piece of flower cloth, the flower cloth is completely different from the embroidery on the market, and now the flower cloth on the market is printed by woodblock, the specific method is to carve out the wooden model first, and then paint the color, and then print the silk or cloth in the way of embossing, in addition, there is also engraving printing and dyeing, but the materials used are different, but the principle is almost the same.
But these kinds of printing techniques, there is a major defect, that is, it is easy to decolorize, and because of the printing, the fabric is embossed when the cotton silk is squeezed and deformed, when it comes out of the new, when it is a little longer, it is easy to break, and when the pulp is washed several times, it will be broken, so this flower cloth is easy to break, and ordinary people will not wear it.
The sister-in-law of the Fan family worked in the dyeing workshop during this time, so she devoted herself to research, not to mention, her mind was quite smart, and she soon understood the mystery. This piece of cloth was completely different from the previous ones, with the indentations, and the color in it was much brighter than those, and she pulled it hard, but did not pull it.
"How did they get it?" the sister-in-law of the Fan family wondered, Zhang Mei showed a faint smile, this smile slipped by, and worry rose between her eyebrows, sighed silently, and reluctantly said: "You take it slowly and decide after the festival, I'll go back first." ”
The sister-in-law of the Fan family still lowered her head and studied, not hearing what Zhang Mei said, Zhang Mei smiled slightly when she saw this, turned around and went out, and after a while, she looked up, Zhang Mei was gone, shook her head slightly, and said pityingly: "This stupid girl." ”
Zhang Mei returned to the teahouse, there were no guests in the teahouse, Zuo Lan was accounting for accounts behind the counter, heard the movement, looked up Zhang Mei, hurriedly pointed inside, and whispered: "The master is back." ”
Zhang Mei nodded to indicate that she knew, lifted the corner of her skirt, and put the mud spots on the stand, her eyebrows couldn't help frowning slightly, and Zuo Lan smiled silently. Liu Han is often away from home, but the two women are getting closer and closer.
Zhang Mei glared at her, and then went in, the courtyard was quiet, Zhang Mei pushed the door into the house, Liu Han was sitting on the leisurely chair by the fire, came in, and said lazily: "It's such a cold day, why run out and come to roast the fire." ”
Zhang Mei was a little unhappy in her heart, and Liu Han added: "This hand warmer, you take Nuan Nuan first." ”
In a word, immediately dispelled the slight unhappiness in her heart, she smiled and said I will change my clothes, and then lifted the curtain and went in, Liu Han hummed, still his own book.
After a while, Zhang Mei came out, had already changed into a long skirt with lake blue, stood by the door and posed, and was about to speak, but Liu Han had already spoken: "It's so beautiful, but this day is not suitable, it's a little thinner." ”
Zhang Mei pursed her lips, pounced on him, and slammed her pink fist indiscriminately: "You ran away there! I won't come back for so many days,。。!" , I thought you didn't want me anymore!"
Liu Han picked him up and sat on his lap, gently wiped the tears from his face, and sighed softly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." ”