He was joking, but he couldn't help but pull her into his arms and kiss the top of her hair lovingly.
Only when she joked about this gesture did she prove that she had really let go.
Yan Baiwei created a fake letter, checked it carefully and found no problems, and handed it to her: "Put it aside for now, this letter has no point. When I go back to check, I will see who is suitable for this crime, and then pick a handwriting
Make another one and add a little bit of Buddhist fragrance to it, it will be absolutely perfect."
Tang Shijin nodded and walked away.
Tang Shijin called Qi Yaoling over and gave him these instructions. He also called Xu Tianlu back and asked him to take out all the banknotes he had on him.
Because she had just told Qi Yaoling to take Jin Yiwei out, and the two of them were being assigned, so when he left, he was indeed "not afraid that people would not know".
But it was just to be prepared. After all, it was very likely that the emperor and the prince would not come to investigate. She just habitually found a way out first.
Tang Shijin sent the prince's letter, and wrote a coquettish letter, begging the emperor to give Xu Tianlu an imperial merchant, and sent a group of people to rush the prepared tea to the capital.
Then I was ready to go to the weaving workshop down there.
It has been two months since the new silkworms were harvested, and she had long said she wanted to come and have a look.
She said before that she would find a few people here and invite them to be granted the title of Imperial Merchant.
Of course, it is impossible to seal many imperial merchants, and most of these people have powerful people behind them, so they do not really only care about the quality of the silk.
Fortunately, the really important person is already an imperial merchant. Besides, she has a high official title and the "powers" are not as big as hers. Therefore, it is not too difficult and there is no problem in being relatively fair.
She called someone to call Yu Zhifei and took a few people down for a walk.
Because in the future, the apprentices will have to be busy with their own affairs and will not be able to get together every day like they are now, so she is ready to train Yu Zhifei well and chat with him along the way.
Halfway through the road, a man stepped out, knelt down by the road, and bowed deeply.
Tang Shijin reined his horse and said, "You're looking for me?"
"Yes, the Duke of the State." It was a woman who was well-mannered but not flinching. Her voice was neither high nor low, and she said: "The daughter of the people must not forget the beginning and pay homage to the Duke of the State. The daughter of the people is from the Mo family's weaving workshop."
, dyed pure purple, boldly invite the Duke to come and have a look."
Purple?
In ancient times, it was very difficult to dye a very pure purple.
Tang Shijin said: "Please get up. Where are you?"
Then Mo Wangchu thanked him and stood up, saying: "When I return home, I will be at Mo's weaving workshop, about half a mile away from here."
Tang Shijin got off the horse, casually threw the reins to the Jin Yiwei behind him, and walked over and said, "Is this your weaving workshop?"
She was half a step behind and said respectfully: "Yes."
Tang Shijin thought for a while: "I remember, you have posted to my place, right?"
Don’t forget the first word: “Yes.”
Tang Shijin said: "The silk you sent is actually of good quality, but Guoseyuan is more for fun. In the past, women and young ladies generally would not concentrate on choosing cloth, so I didn't ask for a silk shop, I just chose
I have opened several ready-to-wear stores.”
Don't forget Chu said anxiously: "Women of the people understand."
This girl looks to be about 20 years old, which is not young for this era, but her hair is combed in a bachelor's style, as if to cover up, her face has been painted a little yellow, and her appearance has lost a bit of color, making her less eye-catching.
Tang Shijin saw it and followed him without asking any questions.
Although the Mo family's weaving workshop is not well-known, it is actually very large. Tang Shijin walked in, and Yu Zhifei followed suit. Mo Wangchu asked them to sit down, and then asked someone to bring a piece of silk out.
When Tang Shijin saw it, he immediately put down his tea cup and came over to take a closer look.
Tang Shijin was in the land of silk. He collected a lot of samples some time ago and studied them carefully. The purple dye was bright and clear, and it was an extremely pure, slightly reddish purple. Compared with what is available on the market today,
On the top, the slightly bluish purple looks even more luxurious.
Tang Shijin asked: "How did you dye this?"
Don't forget to look at her during the first meal.
Tang Shijin also suddenly realized that in this era, dyeing and fixing were all secrets of each weaving workshop. When she asked, Mo Wangchu should have thought that she was trying to steal the recipe.
So he waved his hand and said with a smile: "I made a mistake. How much dye do you have left? Can you dye more?"
Mo Wangchu said: "Looking at the pattern, I can probably dye about ten pieces."
Tang Shijin turned to Yu Zhifei and said, "Send someone to go to Jin's house and ask for two pieces of silk woven by new silkworms."
Yu Zhifei hurried out to give orders.
Mo Wangchu said: "Mo's weaving workshop has many unique patterns. Is the Marquis interested in taking a look?"
Tang Shijin nodded: "Okay."
So Mo Wangchu asked someone to bring out some of them.
There are many common patterns on the market, such as pheasants, five blessings, etc., and each weaving workshop is similar. However, the patterns in her weaving workshop are mainly flowers. Various flowers are used in strong colors and are full of beauty.
It looks very gorgeous and noble, and unique.
I guess he didn't join the Chamber of Commerce because he didn't have the power behind him, or he kept a low profile and didn't want to join the Chamber of Commerce.
Tang Shijin said: "Very good."
At this time, Jin Yiwei also took out the silk. As soon as Mo Wangchu touched it, he couldn't help but look happy and touched it carefully several times.
Tang Shijin said: "You can try dyeing it. Don't be afraid. Just dye it according to your own ideas. Once it's dyed, just bring it to me and I'll tell the concierge."
Mo Wangchu was overjoyed and said anxiously: "Yes, thank you so much, Lord!"
Tang Shijin nodded, turned around and left.
She visited two more weaving workshops, and after returning, she asked Changmu Feierlou to check on the girl.
This girl was actually quite miserable. When she was about to turn fifteen, her mother passed away. She stayed at home for three years and took care of her two-year-old brother. After she was born, she was already an old girl, and she hadn't even discussed marriage yet.
My father passed away again.
So the girl could only guard Nuo Da's family business and take care of her younger brother, which was delayed for another three years.
At this age, everyone who was interested in her was interested in the family business, so she simply gave up the idea and only took her younger brother with her.
Fortunately, although this girl is not old, she is determined and resourceful, so she has been able to sustain the Nuo Da Weaving Workshop. Now she is twenty-three, her brother is ten years old, and the two siblings have no close relatives.
, so dependent on each other.
As for the patterns, Mo's father was a talented man who was good at painting flowers. All the patterns in the Mo's embroidery workshop were made by him. Therefore, the Mo's silk, also called prosperous brocade, is famous in Jiangning Mansion.
As for purple, it is said that Father Mo accidentally discovered it, but at that time there were only a few dyes, only two or three a year. Later, when it came into the hands of Mo Wangchu, for some reason, he could gradually dye more, but civilians could not.
Wearing purple will end up in the hands of Magistrate Zhao, and you won't make much money.
Tang Shijin suspected that she was raising cochineal insects, also known as cochineal scales, which sometimes extract cochineal red that can be used in lipstick.
This is a kind of insect that grows on cactus and can be raised, but the thing she remembered is not native to China!
She was a little curious, but this was what people relied on for survival, and she didn't want to have to find out. Anyway, she could dye it.