The days passed smoothly, and soon, Yuyan Hall was decorated and just waiting to open.
Su Wan filled the counter with a variety of goat milk soaps for customers to choose from.
I went to a dental store and bought two people, a man and a maid, and then arranged for them to work in the store.
The men are responsible for guarding the door to prevent anyone from skipping the bill, while the maid guides the customers in the store, introduces the products, and takes the customers to the front desk to check out.
Su Wan would take Yang Qingqing to the counter and teach her how to calculate accounts and make account books.
The auspicious day for the opening was chosen on the first day of July, which also happened to be the day when the results of the palace examination came out.
There are still seven or eight days left before graduation, and everything is ready.
Madam Xie's soap has been out of stock for several days, and the suspense has been building. Many old customers of goat milk soap are waiting for the opening of Yu Yan Tang.
On this day, Su Wan took the time to come to Su Yi to see how his portrait was going.
On a hot day, Su Yi was sitting in the tea shed. The sun shone on the sunshade above, making the inside even more stuffy.
It is precisely for this reason that Su Yi has very few guests, only a few.
There was an iced milk tea shop on the street, and Su Wan bought a few bowls for Fifth Brother to drink.
Su Yi happened to finish painting a customer and received fifty cents.
Su Wan sat down next to him and fanned him with a round fan. When he saw it was his sister, he smiled warmly:
"Hey, my family is very busy, why do you have time to see me today?"
Recently, Su Wan has been really busy. She has to run the workshop and also take care of the decoration of Yuyan Hall. Apart from being seen at night, it is rare to see her at other times.
"I'm not busy today, so I came to see Fifth Brother. How is business lately?"
"You have also seen that because of the sultry weather, there are very few people coming to have portraits taken. Maybe things will get better after autumn." Su Yi replied.
Su Wan handed him a glass of iced milk tea. Su Yi drank it in one breath and continued to paint the next guest's portrait.
For the past two months, Su Yi has been holding a paintbrush every day, and his fingers have become calloused. However, when he paints, his hand speed is getting faster and faster, and his lines are becoming smoother.
"Does it taste good, Fifth Brother?"
"It tastes good. My family is kind and considerate, but it's too hot here. Don't get heat stroke. Go back quickly. I want to rent a small shop in a few days. You can go with me to have a look. You often Go to the tooth shop, you are more familiar with it than me."
In two months, Su Yi has saved almost two hundred taels of silver. When the time comes, he can rent a small shop so that he won't have to stand in the heat under the tea shed.
In the past two months, he has become famous in several streets around Xiangzhou. If it weren't for the hot weather, there would only be more and more people coming to have his portrait taken.
Su Yi is also afraid that the novelty will wear off and fewer and fewer people will come to him.
He is a layman who paints portraits, firstly to make money and secondly to train himself.
"Okay, then when it's the hottest time in the afternoon, remember to go back and rest, so as not to give yourself a heat stroke. There are also two cups of milk tea. Remember to drink it if you are thirsty."
Su Wan saw that he was busy, so he didn't stay long.
When she returned home, she didn't expect that there were guests at home. As soon as she arrived home, a carriage stopped at her door.
The young uncle got off the carriage. He raised his head and took a look at the house in front of him. The inscription was Furong Xiaozhu.
Seeing the plaque, he laughed, and then glanced at Su Wan under the eaves.
Surprise flashed in his eyes. Before the boy beside him held an umbrella to protect him from the sun, he had already strode to Su Wan.
Su Wan also held an oil-paper umbrella to protect herself from the sun. A beautiful woman holding an umbrella always has a unique style.
Su Wan was a little confused. She never thought that her uncle would come to the house in person.
It had been a month since the last time they met at the Earl's Mansion. She didn't keep his appointment, and she didn't expect him to come over anyway.
There were two guards at the entrance of Furong Xiaozhu. Jiang Yu arranged to guard the door there. Seeing this, one of them went back to report the news.
It's over, it's over, the young master's love rival is here.
"Uncle!" Su Wan saluted him. After all, he was the uncle of the Earl's Mansion. Common people like them could only respect him.
"Sixth Miss, there is no need to be polite, just treat me as a normal person."
The young uncle looked at Su Wan's expression with unabashed admiration.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward now, and Su Wan didn't know what to do next.
"Sixth Miss, won't you invite me in to sit down?"
He took the initiative to come into the house as a guest. Su Wan was polite. People were already at the door of his house, so he always had to treat guests well.
"That's natural. If I don't mind it, please come and sit in my humble house."
Su Wan led the way, and Ning Zhiqian asked his servants to bring the gifts and bring them into the Su family.
When he passed the guard at the door, the guard crossed his arms and gave him a neutral look.
Ning Zhiqian stopped for a moment and glanced sideways at him, obviously looking down on him.
When Jiang Yu received the news, he sneered and thought to himself, this person is really in trouble.
Su Wan took him to sit down in the front hall. There was no maid at home, so she could only make tea to entertain him.
Ning Zhiqian brought some cakes and expensive tea to the door.
"Uncle, I have just arrived at Xiangzhou Prefecture not long ago and I have not arranged for any servants to serve me. If there is any lack of hospitality, please forgive me."
Fortunately, Su Wan and Madam Xie have learned some tea ceremony, and they can still make a few cups of good tea.
The uncle took a sip and praised:
"The tea at Miss Liu's house is really delicious. It must be the best Yuqian Longjing tea."
Su Wan nodded in agreement, thinking that with Jiang Yu's favor, he was here and there would be no shortage of good tea at home.
The atmosphere fell into silence again. Su Wan was sitting here alone with him. He really didn't know what to say. The key was that he kept staring at Su Wan with a smile.
He kept rubbing his hands on his knees, and he seemed quite nervous.
When Ning Zhiqian was still about to say something, Jiang Yu came, followed by two guards, carrying a large jar of ice cubes in.
"Wan Wan, you don't even know when a guest comes to your house. It's such a hot day, so don't let anyone catch the heat. However, the main thing is you. You are afraid of heat. How can you do it without ice cubes to cool off?"
Jiang Yu walked straight to Su Wan and sat down with a smile on his face.
Su Wan could tell at a glance that this guy had specially changed his clothes and put on a satin purple robe embroidered with gold thread and moiré pattern. Even his shoes were put on brand new ones. They were clean without a trace of dust, and his whole body exudes freshness. Noble temperament.
In addition, his appearance was already extraordinary. If Ning Zhiqian looked at it alone, he could be regarded as a handsome man, but standing with Jiang Yu, he stood out.
With his high-profile appearance, he also showed that he was very familiar with Su Wan, and his words seemed to be very intimate. This made Ning Zhiqian, who had always been at the top of the food chain in Xiangzhou City, change his face, and his expression became displeased. .
When he came, he had already inquired and found out that Su Wan was already married.
