When the ship docked at the dock, Yao Dong and Yao Chang stepped ashore from the ship, and Captain Tian's daughter Rui'er also acted as a maid and followed them out.
Captain Tian tied up the boat and shouted to a man who looked like an old craftsman near the dock: "Brother, is your boss here?"
When the old craftsman heard the shouting, he pointed not far away and said: "Where are you coming to order a ship?"
Yao Dong looked along what the old craftsman pointed, and sure enough, there were several houses near the dock, and most of them seemed to be either warehouses or a place for craftsmen to rest, but there was a two-story building in the middle, which was quite strange.
Conspicuous.
At this time, a man who obviously did not look like a craftsman ran out of the small building in a hurry. He seemed to have come here specially after seeing the situation here.
After a while, the man came closer, put on a smile and said: "Just now, the steward summoned me to discuss matters and made the gentleman wait longer. Sir, are you here to see the ship?"
"Is this the Zeng family's shipbuilding workshop?" Yao Dong asked casually.
"Exactly, I am Tang Tong, the person in charge of this place!" The man introduced himself.
"My master wants to buy a good boat. It doesn't need to be big, but it needs to be fast. The hull of the boat needs to be carved with several patterns by skilled craftsmen. The inside of the boat's cabin must also be built with the finest wood. If it can be made entirely of Qingshen wood, that's it.
Best, can you achieve such conditions here? If you can achieve it, the price will not be a problem. If it doesn't work well, don't blame us for not giving the Zeng family face!" At this time, Mrs. Yao Chang spoke up for Yao Dong.
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Although Mrs. Yao Chang and Shu Siyue and others often visit places where wealthy and noble people hang out, she has benefited from them after all. She has never been in the limelight, but she really envies Shu Siyue and Jia Qi for being noble.
My mother is generous, and now she has a rare opportunity to come out by herself. She showed off the characteristics of both of them in one moment. Although she only briefly explained, her magnanimity made Tang Tong immediately believe that this lady must come from a noble family.
, otherwise it would not be so generous and neat.
"Madam, your request is not small, but speaking of it, no one in this city can give you this guarantee except the shipbuilding workshop affiliated to our Zeng family." Tang Tong looked at the two people's images and became more sure that the other party should
After becoming rich or noble, I made a guarantee.
"Although Mr. Tang said so, seeing is believing! Sir, can you take us around?" Yao Dong asked with a smile.
"Sir, you are a villain. Tang Tong is just a small person. He cannot afford to be called sir. Sir, just call me by my name." Tang Tong pretended to be flattered and said.
"Xin'er, please wait on the boat, I'll accompany you for a walk!" At this time, Mrs. Yao Chang took Yao Dong's arm and ordered.
"Yes, madam!" After hearing this, Xin'er, who had originally landed, also retreated into the boat.
Tang Tong also took a glance and found that this maid was quite iconic, and her appearance was not inferior to that of the lady, but he didn't know what family these two people were from.
"Tang Tong, take us for a walk!" Yao Dong followed.
"Okay, please!" After listening to Yao Dong's words, Tang Tong immediately took people to visit the shipbuilding workshop.
I don’t know if this workshop is a very inconspicuous place of the Zeng family, so although there are dozens of craftsmen building boats by the waterside, there are only three boats built. However, judging from the craftsmanship displayed by each person, this
The Zeng family's ability to build ships is not just an excuse.
Yao Dong and Yao Chang watched it for more than half an hour and finished it. Tang Tong was about to ask Yao Dong and others how they felt, but Yao Dong asked first: "This skeleton is okay, but I don't know.
Is there a better carving master? My ship needs to carve dragon heads and auspicious cloud patterns on both sides. The interior of the ship needs to be exquisite! To tell you the truth, I have also gone to two workshops, all because of this
I couldn’t be satisfied at all. After asking around, I found out that there is a master with good carving skills here so I came here!”
Hearing Yao Dong's words, Tang Tong knew that the other party definitely wanted to customize the ship, so he said: "We do have a master named Ma here with superb craftsmanship, but now he is busy working for another customer. Sir, you
If you want to customize it, I’m afraid it will take some time!”
"How long do we have to wait?" Yao Dong asked.
"Three months, this is the fastest speed. In fact, it takes two months to build the ship itself. In total, it's just one more month to wait! This is because sir, you put down the deposit today!" Tang Tong said as much as he could.
A little more tactful.
"What if we can pay more?" Yao Chang asked nonchalantly.
"If you pay more, this... this may be a bit difficult. After all, our place belongs to the Zeng family. The rules of the Zeng family are first come, first served. Unless there are really special circumstances, there is really nothing I can do. Of course, if the two of us really
The price offered is extremely high, we can also hire skilled craftsmen from within the family, but it only takes a month, and it will cost 30% more, which is somewhat uneconomical." Tang Tong seemed to be considering the two of them.
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Listening to Tang Tong's words, Yao Dong knew that Tang Tong was a smart man. On the surface, he thought about you, but in fact, he made people trust him.
"Master, we are not in a hurry. The most important thing is that the craftsmanship is excellent. Now that Master Ma is carving other people's ships, can we take a look? My master is also knowledgeable about this!" Yao Chang still showed off.
He asked with a noble and elegant look.
"No problem, of course no problem! You two, please come with me!" Tang Tong agreed immediately after hearing these words.
The three of them walked along a path towards a nearby house. When they reached the door, they heard the sound of wood being poked inside.
Tang Tong also specifically signaled to keep his voice down before he walked in. When he walked inside, he saw a man with half-white hair, facing a wooden door more than ten feet high, using tools one by one to finesse.
Carved with care.
Tang Tong walked over at this time and wanted to say something, but Yao Dong stretched out his hand to stop him and whispered: "Master Ma is cutting the dragon's eyes, don't disturb him!"
"Okay, okay!" After hearing what Yao Dong said, Tang Tong could only obey.
At this time, Master Ma seemed completely unaware of the surrounding situation and continued to work on himself. He quickly put down the utensils in his hands, then took out a thumb-sized pearl from his arms and carefully inserted it into the hole just cut out.
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The originally carved dragon-shaped pattern really seems to have a lifelike feel after being embedded in this pearl, which shows that its craftsmanship is exquisite.
After one longan was finished, Master Ma started inlaying the second dragon's eye, and Yao Dong seemed to be fascinated by it, watching it with gusto.
At this time, Mrs. Yao Chang took the initiative to walk to Tang Tong and whispered: "My husband is fascinated by it again, which means that this horse master's craftsmanship is qualified. Let my husband watch it here, and let's go talk about the boat."
s price!"
This chapter has been completed!