I don’t know how Li Daniu made it. On the surface, this hairpin looks like the peachwood hairpin that costs five cents a piece at a street vendor stall.
It's about a palm long, about the thickness of chopsticks, and not conspicuous at all. The magnolia flower at the top is twisted open, and it's an empty tube. The tip looks blunt, and when you press an inconspicuous buckle in the middle, about five centimeters are exposed. The sharp blade is perfect for carrying out sudden attacks.
Li Daniu’s naive way
"When my brothers and sisters go out, they can be used as self-defense daggers. The empty tube can also be filled with banknotes. The hairpin is also inconspicuous, so no one will miss it."
"Brother Li has superb craftsmanship. I am very satisfied with this hairpin!"
"As long as you are satisfied, that's good!"
Li Daniu responded with a silly smile.
After Xie Yushu collected her things, she went back to find Qu Xiaodie and said goodbye to Li Daniu and his wife.
With the needle in hand, Xie Yushu wanted to go to a jade shop to see if she could get a few syringes according to the model of the needle.
At this time, there was no plastic and disposable needles could not be made. Xie Yushu thought that the glass needles originally used could be used continuously as long as they were boiled twice in boiling water after use. Although it was not as convenient as disposable needles, it was better than nothing!
I just don’t know if there is glass here, but she hasn’t seen it anyway, even in the luxurious Zhang Mansion!
So I can only look for a substitute for glass, jade!
well! My flesh aches just thinking about it, and it’s money!
Xiao Yi's money was returned to him, so don't forget about it and keep it for emergencies.
In total, excluding the money given to the Xie family, the money borrowed by Mrs. Xiao at the risk of death, and the money she spent on herself, Xie Yushu still had more than 126 taels of silver in her hands.
In this era, there are not so many technological advancements. Jade is just real jade. It is extremely expensive. Even if it is of average quality, it is not affordable for ordinary people. What’s more, what she wants to make is medicinal needles, and the jade material is small. It's not enough.
Forget it, let’s go and see if it’s enough!
A quarter of an hour later, Xie Yushu and Qu Xiaodie arrived at the largest jewelry pavilion in Jinyang City, "Cui Beauty".
It is said that the jade jewelry here is fashionable and can be customized.
"Two guests, please come inside! What do you want to see? To the east is the accessories area, to the other side is jewelry, to the north are small ornaments, and complete sets of jewelry are on the second floor!"
A waiter came up and explained enthusiastically.
There were a lot of people in the store, carrying things in twos and threes. Xie Yushu walked around and saw that the things in the store were of fine workmanship and smart styles, which showed that the craftsmen were good at craftsmanship, so she said to the waiter
"I want to customize something. Can you help me find a craftsman?"
The waiter heard that she wanted to customize it and said
"It's okay to meet the craftsman, but our craftsman's rule is that if you want to see him, you must first pay a threshold fee of ten taels of silver. Can the two guests accept it?"
"It costs ten taels of silver for a meeting. He is worth more than that oiran!"
Qu Xiaodie couldn't help but question.
The waiter raised his eyebrows
"What did the girl say? Who is a courtesan in a brothel? He is worthy of being compared with our master!"
If you talk like this again, I'll ask you to leave. We won't take your business anymore! "
Only then did Qu Xiaodie realize that it was inappropriate to compare others with brothel girls, so she said
"It's inappropriate for me to compare your master with an oiran, but we don't know how skilled your master is. What if we have money and he can't make what we want?"
The waiter said arrogantly
"As long as it's jade, there's nothing our masters can't create. If our masters can't create it, no one in the world can create it!"
These words sound familiar, as if Li Daniu said it!
However, those who dare to say this are somewhat capable.
Xie Yushu pulled Qu Xiaodie, who wanted to argue again, and handed over ten taels of silver. Then the waiter led them into the backyard.
After passing through an inner courtyard, they entered the second gate, which seemed to be a place where craftsmen were working. After bypassing several young craftsmen, Xie Yushu and Qu Xiaodie were brought to an old man in his forties or fifties. The waiter said
"Master Li, these two guests want to customize something. Please take care of them."
The old man was drinking tea, and when he saw someone coming, Chawan stood up and said, "I wonder what you two girls want to do? Do you have a picture?"
Xie Yushu took out the three-dimensional sketch and a proportional drawing that she had drawn long ago and told him
"That's it. It's called a needle tube, also called a syringe. This is an empty barrel, and the outside is the scale line. It has to be standard definition.
Inside is the core rod. There should be a rubber ring at the top of the core rod to facilitate pushing and pulling the medicine, but there may not be a rubber stopper here. This will test your skills. You have to ensure that the medicine inside does not leak out. , the core rod can be pushed and pulled smoothly.
And the transparency needs to be high! "
The old man frowned and looked at it,
"Your request is too difficult. The water level of the jade is enough to achieve such an effect. Moreover, the jade material with enough water level and large enough is not cheap. Moreover, I am not good enough, so we have to ask our young master to help!
If you two are determined to fight, I can help you ask our young master. "
"How old is your young master? Is he more skilled than you?"
Qu Xiaodie sounds a little unreliable. Generally, children from rich families only eat, drink and have fun. Even if they are a bit serious about their jobs, how much experience can a young master have in carving to compare with the old craftsman in front of him?
The old man explained
"Young lady, you don't know. Our young master has a unique talent as well as jade carving. I am ashamed of myself."
"Okay, then please go and ask for help!"
The old man turned around and left. Qu Xiaodie asked Xie Yushu
"How much money do you have left? It seems like it won't be cheap if you want to customize this thing!"
"More than one hundred and twenty taels, let's see if it's enough!"
The two waited for two cups of tea before the old man came back with a young man in his early twenties.
"Sir, these two are your employers."
"This is our young master."
"Hello girls, I'm as gentle as jade."
"Hello, Mr. Wen, I am Xie Yushu, and this is my sister Qu Xiaodie."
"Thank you, Miss Qu, please sit down.
I've looked at your drawings and I can make the stuff, but the price is a bit high!
If you want to polish this thing to the effect you mentioned, you can only use good jade or jade. The price of glass in jade is extremely high. If you want to make what you want, it will cost about nearly a thousand taels of silver.
However, if the girl only wants to use the effect, she can also use the inferior white ice material in Xiuyan jade, which is the glass seed material of Gao Bing. It is relatively cheap and highly transparent. The cost is about three hundred taels. This is jade The price of the materials, I will add an additional one hundred taels! "
Wen Ruyu smiled and pointed a finger deep while introducing.
Qu Xiaodie took a breath and bit her ears with Xie Yushu.
"I still think Li Daniu is cuter. This Wen Ruyu, he is just a blood-sucking profiteer!"
