Yang Qingqing knelt on the cushion behind her, accompanying her obediently, not saying much, just looking around at the wealth of the Earl's Mansion with his eyes.
Before the countess arrived, these noble ladies were walking back and forth talking. Many of them knew Madam Xie and saw the faces around her, so they came to inquire about her.
"Hey, Madam Xie, you brought your companion here today, and you haven't introduced her to us yet. Which lady is this from?"
Su Wan was not nervous at all. She could handle such a scene and nodded slightly to them as a greeting.
"This is what I told you before, the female owner behind Yu Yan Tang Goat Milk Soap, Miss Su Liu."
When it comes to goat milk soap, they have an impression. Are there any ladies present who have used goat milk soap?
"It turns out that this is the female boss you mentioned. She looks very young. How old is she now? Is she married?"
Madam Xie leaned close to Su Wan's ear and told her which lady was speaking.
This is Mrs. Liu. Her family made a fortune in wine-making. Her ancestral daughter's red is the brand name. When buying wine in Xiangzhou, you must look for her family's time-honored brand.
"Mrs. Liu, I am fifteen years old and not yet married."
"Then you are incredible. You are starting your own business at such a young age. We have used your goat milk soap. It is so easy to use. Especially the Shandan soap. I have won my heart. I don't know how to accept it. What smell will you smell when you come down?"
"There will be jasmine next season. It smells very good and has the effect of helping you sleep. If you are interested, madam, you can try it."
Su Wan responded to them generously and with ease, and got along with them quite harmoniously.
However, those who came to talk to her were all business family members. Those official family members were more noble than the other and were not willing to talk to them.
With great difficulty, the countess arrived, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Ning.
"The countess has arrived."
Following the singing and shouting outside the door, the female relatives hurried back and sat down. After the Countess sat down, except Countess Changlong, who was her equal and did not have to get up, the rest stood up to greet her.
"We wish the countess a happy birthday."
"Okay, this isn't the first time we've met. Please sit down quickly. Why are you so polite?"
Mrs. Ningbo waved her hand, and everyone sat down.
Next comes the gift-giving process. The gifts prepared by each family will be brought out in order and read to Mrs. Uncle. This is also a link of invisible comparison.
First, the officials and their family members sent their congratulatory gifts one by one, all of which were some grand jade ornaments, such as Ruyi jade, coral and the like.
When the merchants arrived, they became adorned with jewels, including colored glaze, agate, and pearls.
However, Mrs. Ningbo only nodded slightly when she saw it, and there was no joy on her face.
Madam Xie gave her a pair of jade pillows, but they didn't win Mrs. De's smile.
When it was Su Wan's turn, everyone worked together to bring up the largest object of the day. It was covered with red cloth and looked very mysterious.
This style made everyone present curious about what it was.
The butler took the list and read:
"Miss Su Liu of Yuyan Hall presented her with a congratulatory gift, a huanghuali wood four-season screen."
As he finished speaking, the red cloth was also uncovered. According to the rules, Su Wan had to stand up and let Mrs. Bo take a look.
The four words huanghuali wood are enough to make people gasp. After all, wood like huanghuali wood is more valuable than sandalwood.
Golden nanmu is the best, but only those in the royal family can use it. If ordinary people use golden nanmu, it is illegal and violates the majesty of the royal family.
Therefore, among the nobles, the best wood that can be used is huanghuali wood, followed by sandalwood, and then the more precious rosewood, which can be evenly matched with huanghuali wood.
Ning Bo's Mansion was also famous, so there was no shortage of sandalwood ornaments and furniture in the mansion. However, only the old lady had a bronze mirror made of huanghuali wood. Even that small object was expensive. Over a thousand taels.
This screen uses so much huanghuali wood, isn't it worth several thousand taels?
This screen also attracted the attention of the two countesses. Mrs. Nimber was the protagonist today. She wanted to take a closer look, but she could not lose her dignity. It would appear that she was stingy.
But Mrs. Zhou Bo was different. She came to join in the fun today, so she winked at her daughter-in-law.
Her daughter-in-law is so smart, she immediately understood what her mother-in-law meant.
"This huanghuali wood is rare to see. I would like to open my eyes. Mrs. Ningbo, don't you mind if I get a closer look?"
Mrs. Ningbo smiled and made a gesture of invitation to her.
"Young lady, you can do whatever you want."
The young uncle's wife in Zhou Bo's house got up and walked to the screen and looked at it carefully.
Others only dared to watch from a distance and did not dare to look closer.
"Yeah, I discovered something amazing again. The embroidery on it is a rare double-sided embroidery. Miss Su Liu of Yuyan Hall, what a big handiwork."
When everyone heard this, they were shocked again. Among them, a lady who ran an embroidery workshop stood up and said:
"My family runs an embroidery workshop. Let me see if it is really double-sided embroidery."
Su Wan had been standing there for a long time, everyone was circling the screen, and no one paid any attention to her.
She suddenly felt that she shouldn't have approached Jiang Yu. It was really too high-profile and a bit too popular. After all, it overshadowed Mrs. Zhou Bo's blood coral. It was obvious that Mrs. Zhou Bo was dissatisfied.
The boss of the embroidery shop stepped forward and saw that it was really double-sided embroidery, and the embroiderer's craftsmanship was at the level of a master.
"It is indeed double-sided embroidery. Anyone who knows embroidery knows that double-sided embroidery is the most difficult to embroider, because it takes the most effort to make the front and back patterns consistent, and it is the most difficult to learn. Miss Su Liu, she is really majestic. Does Miss Su Liu’s family really only do goat milk soap business?”
The wife of the embroidery shop raised questions. Yuyantang's reputation has just begun to rise, and it doesn't even have a physical store. It actually sells double-sided embroidered huanghuali wood screens. It's too high-profile.
Su Wan was still calm. This time she participated in such a big event and was questioned because she was too outstanding. She was thinking about how to turn things around.
"It's true. I come from an average family. I just came to Xiangzhou to do business not long ago. This huanghuali wood four-season screen was also given to my family by a friend. To be honest with you ladies, today is also the first time for me to participate in such an occasion. I am afraid that I will lose my dignity and dignity. Etiquette, I'm just short-sighted and don't know how to do it. I just wanted to visit for the first time. I didn't want to lose my dignity and make a joke. I only knew that it was made of huanghuali wood. I didn't know that the embroidery on it was double-sided. But thank you. Madam, please give me some advice, it has opened my eyes again."
What Su Wan said in this paragraph is very good. She said that she did not know that it was double-sided embroidery. On the one hand, she lowered herself and on the other hand, she raised others up. She meant to show that she did not deliberately try to steal the limelight. She had experienced There are few, so I don’t know.
Those who don't know are not guilty. Mrs. Zhou Bo can't argue with her anymore. She only looks that big. If she cares too much, she will look like she has lowered her status.
This rhetoric can be considered watertight.
