"After this incident, Tan'er's health has improved. Let's... let's consummate the marriage..."
On a rainy night, Su Tan'er choked up and said these words. Soon after, Ning Yi nodded.
"Uh... cough, that's not what I meant, but..." He smiled, "Yeah."
The words were drowned in the late night rain. When the breeze blew in, the candle shadows swayed. Such expressions did not take much courage for Su Tan'er. She lay there, stunned and silent for a while. Originally
A large part of her illness was due to psychological factors. After speaking like this, she could probably reduce the pressure in her heart a lot. But after a moment, maybe because she thought of something, she bit her lower lip gently.
.
"If... if things don't go smoothly this time, will Mr.... Mr. Xian..."
"Will it be anything?"
"Could it be..." Su Tan'er hesitated to speak with some embarrassment, and then finally shook her head, "Forget it, I won't say anything anymore."
"Disappointing..." Ning Yi looked at her and thought for a while, and then he probably guessed some ideas and shook his head, "I didn't say this for the good of the Su family. Things can't get along. Things between us,
Anyway, that’s it…and it’s actually easy to get over this matter.”
Su Tan'er nodded, and her expression relaxed slightly. After a while, she smiled awkwardly at the second half of Ning Yi's sentence: "This matter... my husband is not clear about..."
"It's clear." Ning Yi looked back, "I roughly checked the accounts of the past three years, and the foundation of the Su family is still stable. No matter who the opponent is, it is indeed very vicious for them to stab someone and bite them back, but they can
It's not the customers who make the difference. The Su family's business is spread all over the country, and no one really talks about the character of the boss in Jiangning before entering the store. The only thing that makes the difference is to have closer partners and suppliers.
Shang and the Su family will be shaken in this regard, but compared to this method, it is of little significance. With the foundation of the Su family, it is difficult for the Su family to fall directly because of the involvement of certain links. At most, it will lose a small part.
. To have a practical effect, it will mainly be near Jiangning. In the near future, the people who will be most affected are the imperial merchants. After the matter is confirmed, the government will consider the relationship between reputation and not cooperate with the Su family..."
"He is the Royal Merchant..." Su Tan'er murmured and repeated.
"So... the most important thing is to solve the imperial merchant's matter."
"My husband doesn't understand..." She turned her gaze to the inside of the bed and repeated in a low voice, not letting Ning Yi see her expression. Ning Yi sighed, took out the piece of cloth from his body and put it in her hand:
"You don't understand Huangshang, or you don't understand this piece of cloth?"
Su Tan'er turned around, looked at the cloth in her hand, and then looked at Ning Yi: "Ms. sir... already know?"
"To be honest, I really don't know." Ning Yi shook his head, "Xing'er was a little embarrassed and couldn't speak up, so I didn't force her."
Su Tan'er held the piece of cloth in her hand and looked at it for a while, occasionally looking aside, thinking about things. When she looked at Ning Yi again, there was a slight smile on her face, but her eyes looked sad. Obviously she
When I think about this recently, I often feel like I'm about to cry, or I've secretly cried more than once.
"Ms. sir, I can no longer be an imperial merchant... I have been thinking about this three years ago. I secretly prepared it for three years. It is such a beautiful color. I thought I would be able to get things done, but in the end it turned out like this.
It's... It's like someone has deceived us. We didn't add zhehuang, but used a new method to prepare it, cinnabar, madder, alum, gardenia... This must be a formula that no one has used before.
More than a month ago, I thought it would scare everyone when I took it out this time, but in the end... in the end it..."
She sniffed and bit her lips. Ning Yi thought for a while: "When did it start to fade?"
"It's been almost two months, and I don't know why." Su Tan'er shook her head, "We have tried many things since we made it, including sun drying, fire baking, and washing with water over and over again. Nothing happened.
So beautiful, there were no problems originally, but in the end... it faded. I didn't know what to do. After my father fell down, they finally couldn't help but come over and said that it might not be able to be solved. I asked them to continue trying.
, but I also know that there is nothing I can do..."
"This color is difficult to match. There are fewer yellow ingredients in the raw materials. If the formula is slightly wrong, the color will be much different. I don't know where to adjust it. It is bright yellow in the formula we accidentally found..." She
He paused for a moment, with tears in his eyes, "There is nothing we can do, my husband... I can't get it..."
The weaving industry has developed for so many years, and actually has its own methods for determining what is now called color fastness. However, with the ratio found by Su Tan'er, there is obviously something wrong with these methods. Perhaps it is due to some subtle ratio.
The chemical reaction produced exactly that bright yellow color - of course, with his current knowledge of chemistry, he definitely couldn't solve this problem technically.
Su Tan'er is not someone who is willing to give up easily. However, when three years of hard work was judged to be meaningless in the end, her expectations for Huangshang suddenly disappeared. Coupled with fatigue, pressure, cold and other things, it became...
Together, it is no longer so strange to suddenly fall down. This is the human mental state. You were at your peak one moment. Even if your father falls, the crisis will naturally be over as long as you can get the imperial merchant.
It was only a moment later that I realized that I didn't have any chips at hand. When I was suddenly knocked down from the peak, everything would explode more violently.
However, Ning Yi was still looking at the piece of cloth with great interest at this time. He picked it up from Su Tan'er's hand and said, "Aren't there improvements on the loom? I saw in the account that you took out the money.
…”
"It can't be changed much. It was originally prepared to deal with the imperial merchants, but in these aspects, a lot of money has to be deposited, and the income is not much. If you only get the part of the annual coins, it will be a burden. The Weaving Bureau only
They will treat people as coolies..."
"This is enough, we will finally resolve the matter of the Royal Merchant..."
"But it can't be solved... Mr. Su Tan'er said this, and then he was stunned, looking at Ning Yi's expression that was not affected by her, "Huh?"
"It may be difficult to get it, but that doesn't mean it can't be solved." Ning Yi smiled, "There are solutions for non-fading, and there are solutions for fading. As for how to use it, I have to think about it..."
Su Tan'er thought for a while: "Ms. sir...could it be that you want to say that the faded ones are good? That won't work..."
After all, she is also a smart person. She knows that sometimes, things can be said and publicized. Ning Yi also has a reputation as a talented person. She thought he wanted to publicize fading as a feature of the cloth. This can work in some cases, but
Putting it here is nothing more than making fun of the royal family. Ning Yi shook his head: "That's not how it is done. There are still some things I don't know about, mainly the officials of the Weaving Bureau and each family involved in the royal business.
If we want to compete for the imperial merchants' bargaining chips, what exactly have we done, and to what extent have we improved the looms... If you still have the energy, you can tell me now, and I will tell you the method later, but...
…”
He lowered his head and looked at the piece of cloth: "The Huangshang is the key to the matter. No matter who our opponent is, whether they show up or not, we can use this to get them out and catch them all. So no matter what, the Huangshang matter...
…We still have to fight to the end…”
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"...Why? Because we have strength!"
In the morning, the rain was still falling. In the courtyard room next door, which was used for discussing matters, Ning Yi was speaking seriously to a group of shopkeepers and stewards. To be honest, this was his first time in a "formal" occasion after coming to the Su family.
Although he spoke in such a high-profile manner, Qingpao Lunjin still looked presentable. He did seem to have the demeanor expected of someone who was ordered to do so in a critical situation. At least... he looked like he was trying his best.
At this time, he took a fan and knocked it, looking around.
"... After solving the matter of the Royal Merchant, the plans of those clowns outside, and all the discussions in our family, we will put an end to it once and for all. As for who are the people who are staring at us inside and outside, we don't need to worry about it.
Others will finish these things, the old lady will solve these things, and we just do our own thing well, stabilize the situation, and get the share of Huangshang by any means."
"So in the next month or so, I will take over this matter. Of course, I know that I have no experience in this area. I will discuss major issues with Tan'er. The shopkeepers are also more experienced in this area than me. I will ask you for advice when the time comes.
, I also hope that Shopkeeper Liao and everyone will give me more guidance..."
Ning Yi hugged his fists humbly and then laughed.
"However, regarding the matter of Huangshang, we will start to open up the situation next. I am a scholar and have never been exposed to shopping malls, but there are always some things that are common in this world. I still understand the simple rules. For example, last year during the New Year,
Because I guessed something, I just said something casually and helped settle the He family's business, haha... So, I probably know that one thing is definitely right."
"Good stuff!" He knocked the folding fan on the table and said word by word, "It must be good stuff! It's everywhere you put it!"
"Just like us scholars, talented people will shine wherever they are, and others will always know it. Therefore, when you want to sell yourself, you don't have to keep a low profile. Shopkeepers Liao and Nie recently took over the weaving and weaving
We have made it clear about the interactions between several adults in the bureau, and everyone knows it, but I think there is one thing that is not enough..."
"We just made it clear that we wanted to take advantage of Huang Shang. Both the Xue family and the Wu family saw it, but we didn't clearly make our bargaining chip clear. I hope that in the future, all the shopkeepers, whether they are inviting people to dinner
, or when discussing the next business step, we can clearly tell others that we have been preparing for this time for several years! We do not fight uncertain battles! We already have the best cloth! This is
No one can match your strength!"
"Nowadays, the situation between Dawu and Daliao is tense. There will definitely be problems and friction in the Sui coins. Every time there is such a change, it is when business opportunities arrive. In the past... it was like the Xue family and the Wu family. They regarded the affairs of the imperial merchants as
If they are afraid of the road, but they see that the situation is about to change and that we are going to fight, they want to fight. It is just a whim and speculation. What preparations do they have? But we are different. We have started preparing for this a few years ago.
Now I can tell everyone about it!"
"Just tell them this, how is the Xue family, how is the Wu family, and how are we? Although we can't fully release our chips for the time being, we can publicize it like this and let everyone know that we are prepared.
Come, let the adults in the Weaving Bureau know that we are the best and the most prepared. We already have ways to improve the loom, and the efficiency can be increased a lot. We guarantee that it will not affect our business and will not affect our business.
Influence the imperial merchants. We have the best cloth... Oh, the next step is something that needs to be kept secret by everyone, but I think it can be taken out for everyone to see, Juan'er, bring the box over."
The little maid Juaner standing by nodded, turned around, moved a box and put it on the table. Ning Yi stretched out his hand to hold the box: "I repeat, what you see next, please keep it secret... Of course, everyone is my Su family
I know these things better than I do, hehe, I’m talking too much..."
After saying that, he slowly opened the rectangular box with a smile, and a piece of bright yellow silk appeared in front of everyone. When several of them frowned and marveled, Ning Yi pushed it forward grandly, and then picked up a piece of silk.
Using a knife, I cut off a section somewhat awkwardly.
The rain was still falling, the door had been closed, and Ning Yi's voice came from inside.
"Resistant to fire... resistant to washing... resistant to sunlight... does not fade... We just finished the finished product two months ago... I originally wanted to keep a low profile, but in this situation, I think there is no other way...
Complete this thing and solve all the problems... Who has such good cloth? This color... Why should everyone panic? With this color, who else's is the Royal Merchant's if it's not ours... Although I am a scholar,
I also know that it will work this time. We are not asking those adults, but those adults are asking us... Oh, don't say this out loud, but in short... we have benefits, they will also have benefits, and their benefits are better than ours.
It's still a big deal, it's an obvious thing... Okay, in the next month, I will do this with you all..."
The rain was still falling. In the bedroom, Su Tan'er looked at the rain curtain and the direction of the room in the courtyard next door. She seemed to hear some movement, but of course the only sound that came was the sound of rain. Xiaochan entered the room and stood on the bed.
While chatting with her, after a while, she said: "My husband, I don't know what he is like now..."
"Sister Xing'er came over just now and said that my uncle was talking. He was very powerful. The shopkeepers were all impressed by what he said. Well, what he said makes sense..."
"Well, really..." Su Tan'er laughed, imagining what those "very reasonable" words would look like. Soon after, the discussion over there ended, and the sound of the shopkeepers leaving could be heard softly.
Coming here, of course, was just the sound of footsteps and the sound of leaving. If she could go out at this time, she might be able to hear the whispers of some shopkeepers in the rain.
"It's really like a scholar..."
"Some of them still make sense..."
"It's not that simple."
"But... that cloth is really..."
"There is nothing I can do. The eldest master and the second young lady have both fallen. There are some things that only my uncle can do to help. As long as he watches from the side and doesn't point fingers, it won't be a big deal..."
"My uncle is a smart man and he still understands some things..."
"But I'm just a scholar after all. Things in the mall are too complicated..."
Such discussions gradually went away and disappeared in the rain. Ning Yi returned to the small building, clapped his hands, and watched the figures of these people leaving the rain curtain by the window. Then, he turned and went downstairs to visit the sick Su Tan'er.
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Another day later, when Su Tan'er's high fever gradually subsided, Ning Yi also began to take her place, driving a carriage out of the house every day, imitating Su Tan'er's daily behavior before, as a diligent and studious young man.
gesture, and began to "point out" about the Su family's business...
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Mao Ni's new book "Jiang Ye" has been released. The book number is 2083259. I don't need to say more about this guy's book. Let's go read it^_^