On New Year's Eve, the city of Hangzhou was lined with red lights, and the lights were connected, dyeing the entire Jiangnan water town with a thin layer of rouge, and even the stars and moonlight had a sense of warmth.
The night wind is gentle, like a lover's touch, and the water surface of the West Lake ripples layer by layer.
There are no firecrackers in this era, so it is always less interesting. However, the flavor of ancient life is particularly strong. Late at night when you should be sleeping, farmhouses everywhere are having their own activities under candlelight.
It's a pity that Lin Wanjie couldn't feel the most authentic New Year's Eve in ancient times.
This night, he fell asleep early.
I have a dream tonight, as if I was sitting in front of a color TV and watching a vague Spring Festival Gala.
Awakening from a dream.
It seemed to be very lively outside the small vegetable garden, and many people were making noise.
Lin Wanjie woke up suddenly, thinking that Xiao Lao Er and Xiao Lao San were making trouble again, so he quickly got up and dressed.
Only halfway through did I realize that Xiao Laosan was dead. How could he come again?
It turns out that today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and today is the eleventh year of Daxia.
The servants are preparing gift lists. According to the tradition of the Xiao family, tomorrow they have to go to various cooperative merchants to give gifts and visit relatives and friends.
It's just that Xiao Laosan died, which was considered a funeral for the Xiao family.
The funeral coincides with the Chinese New Year. The servants don't know whether the tradition should be maintained. The eldest lady is sick, so they can only prepare first.
Soon someone came to Lin Wanjie and said that it was the eldest lady who had given orders.
The eldest lady's qi and blood were hurting her body, and her condition was serious. She only woke up after Lin returned from the palace at night yesterday. I originally told the eldest lady to rest well and recuperate in peace.
But the eldest lady is always worried about the Xiao family's business and is a woman who can't take any time off.
When I arrived at the first lady's room, I found that the second lady was also there.
When Jian Niang saw Lin Wanjie, her eyes were calm and expressionless.
The eldest lady called Lin Wanjie and told him and Jian Niang to go to a friend of the Xiao family tomorrow to return the gift.
After all the details were explained one by one, I went to sleep with peace of mind.
Jian Niang got up and left first, telling her to leave early tomorrow.
Lin Wanjie was about to go to check on the master's condition again. The eldest lady suddenly grabbed Lin Wanjie's hand and said softly: "Lin Da, help me take a look at Yu Chan. She..."
When she mentioned her daughter, the eldest lady couldn't hold back her tears and looked helpless.
"Don't worry, ma'am, I'll be there later."
…
The eldest lady's room has been locked, even the windows are locked.
There is a round-the-clock guard outside.
It was the first time for Lin Da to come here. He looked at the lonely room in this small courtyard and it looked a little depressed.
"The eldest lady asked me to come and see the eldest lady."
Now Lin Da is a celebrity in the Xiao family, who will stop him?
The door opened.
Before Lin Wanjie entered the door, a pillow flew over and hit him in his arms.
"Go out, I won't see anyone."
"Your mother asked me to come and see you, and then I'll leave."
"It's you!"
The eldest lady's voice became a little surprised.
Soon, the eldest lady dragged her exhausted body out of the screen, wearing a white pajamas and standing loosely three meters away.
She didn't wear a belt, her hair was disheveled, she didn't wear makeup, her pretty face was pale, her eyes were red and swollen, and there were heavy dark circles, and she looked like she hadn't slept.
Now Xiao Yuchan doesn't look like the eldest daughter of the Xiao family at all. She seems to be terminally ill and lifeless.
Although Lin Wanjie didn't like the eldest lady, he felt pity when he saw her like this.
"come over."
"Um?"
"I'll take your pulse and order someone to prepare some medicinal food for the lady later."
The eldest lady caught Lin Wanjie hooking up with Yu Jiaoer, and then she caught him having sex with her mother.
There were so many vicious words in the attic the night before, and I thought they would be ignored.
Unexpectedly, the eldest lady was really obedient. She sat down at the table and stretched out her hand.
After checking his pulse, Lin Wan nodded and prepared to leave.
But the eldest lady suddenly asked: "Are you really a doctor?"
"Um."
"Is my mother feeling better?"
"Much better, but stay calm."
"Can I go see my mother?"
"It's best not to go now. Madam needs to keep her mood calm."
"oh."
…
The eldest lady of the Xiao family was bedridden, and the servant Lin Da took over the eldest lady's duties.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Wanjie was at the forefront of the Xiao family's visit.
In the middle is the carriage of the second lady, and the last carriage contains gifts prepared for each family.
These gifts are the Xiao family's new products this year and are woven with jacquard machines imported from southern Sichuan.
The fabric is pure in color and has fine patterns. It is not sewn and is completed in a single process during weaving.
The pattern and fabric are integrated into one, which is unique in Hangzhou.
For these new products, the eldest lady has worked hard and spent a lot of time.
The eldest lady had discovered the internal problems of the Xiao family a long time ago. In order to help the Xiao family survive the crisis, she started preparations as early as a year ago.
Everything was originally planned by the eldest lady. After the beginning of the new year, this new brocade will be on the market, which will inevitably cause a wave of sensation.
It's a shame that there are always people who are secretly evil and deliberately default on the money owed to the Xiao family, almost causing the Xiao family's capital chain to break.
Fortunately, Lin Wanjie used some means to help the Xiao family tide over the difficulties.
The underwear was just a stop-gap measure for the Xiao family, to temporarily stabilize the Xiao family's business.
The real trump card is this batch of new brocades woven with brand-new jacquard machines. The eldest lady also gave this batch of brocades a nice name, Shu brocade.
When Lin Wanjie first heard about Shu brocade, he looked at it curiously, but found that it was far from the Shu brocade in his memory, so he lost interest.
Lin Wanjie firmly believed that if the Xiao family wanted to make money, they had to look at his underwear.
Only brains and ideas are the source of wealth.
However, Lin Wanjie still agrees with the eldest lady's approach. Any new products should be sent out first to see the outside world's reaction.
It seems that the gift of underwear last time gave the eldest lady some inspiration.
But it was the second lady who accompanied him on the trip today.
Jian Niang sat in the car with a frown on her face, obviously repelling similar things.
Lin Wanjie asked outside: "Madam, when will we set off?"
"Everything is up to you. You don't have to ask me. Just go ahead if you ask me to."
It was still early, and the second lady wanted to get back from work as soon as possible.
Lin Wanjie did not delay and ordered the team to set off.
There are many large households that have cooperative relations with the Xiao family. Walking along the road, Jian Niang would get out of the car and deliver a piece of Shu brocade to each house.
When others first came into contact with Sichuan Brocade, they noticed that it was different, and every household was full of praise.
However, in addition to compliments and greetings, someone's young lady would occasionally come out in a hurry and ask Jian Niang: "Do you still have those special underwear from the Xiao family? Prepare to buy a few more."
How could Mrs. Jian know this?
"Special lewd pants?"
Lin Wanjie came forward with a smile. This was his own business and he didn't dare to neglect it.
"Miss, that's called underwear. It's still in the internal sales stage for the time being. If you need it, you can order it first and have it delivered to your door another day."
"Okay, okay! But you have to do it quickly. After wearing those obscene...underwear, other obscene underwear cannot be put on. I am now..."
The young lady spoke quickly, her voice paused and her pretty face flushed.
Lin Wanjie subconsciously looked under the girl's body, wishing she could slap herself in the mouth. Such a big body still couldn't change the man's wretchedness.
Mother Jian didn't even know what the two of them were talking about, so she said nothing.
Lin Wanjie straightened her expression: "Miss, do you know the price?"
"I know, I know, twenty-two-one, right?"
"right."
"I want ten pieces. I'll give you fifty more taels of silver to hurry up and deliver them to me tomorrow, okay?"
"No problem at all."
