[Red House] Second Master Liangshang Lian

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From July 7rd to July 23th, there are red envelopes in the comments ~ Years later, Mrs. Wang tried various methods to test whether Jia Lian had the habit of breaking sleeves, but Jia Lian resolved them one by one, and then Mrs. Wang There was no more movement, but in order to prevent her from making any further troubles, Jia Lian decided to find something for her.

But now the only thing that can worry Mrs. Wang is Jia Yuanchun's marriage.

The business of Wangshui Pavilion is getting more and more stable. Although there are not as many people going to play board games as in the first two months, there are no empty seats every day. This grand occasion has lasted for half a year. Jia Lian heard that several places imitated him and After playing Werewolf and Monopoly, he sent two people to inquire about the situation. As expected, the games played in those shops were exactly the same, but the board game props were crudely made. Not many people went to play, but there were also many, because The price is lower than Wangshui Pavilion.

When Xing'er found out, she stomped her feet angrily, claiming to bring a group of people to destroy those shops.

It's not like Jia Lian never thought of such a situation. In this age, he can't do anything to those shops.But he wasn't very worried, after all, the environment and pastries in Wangshui Pavilion were among the best.Moreover, he never thought of devoting everything to Wangshui Pavilion.

Now, it's time to develop a new store.

Originally, he considered opening a restaurant as a second shop, but after investigation, he found that the money he earned now was not enough to open a restaurant.So he bought another empty shop next to Wangshui Pavilion. The shop is not big, only one floor.

When Shopkeeper Du heard that he was going to buy a shop, the price that had increased a lot immediately dropped a lot. After all, Jia Lian's Wangshui Pavilion was very successful, and even the business of the whole street improved a lot, so he was grateful to Jia Lian from the bottom of his heart. And he firmly believed that the business of Jia Lian's second shop would not be bad, and the street should be lively again by then.

Jia Lian planned for half a month, and finally decided to open a jewelry shop.

Among the frequent visitors to Wangshui Pavilion is a jewelry craftsman whose surname is Dou. The craftsman is young, in his 30s, known as Craftsman Dou.I heard him mention by chance that the jewelry store he worked in was going to close because it was losing too much money. He also joked that he would be able to work as a waiter in Wangshui Pavilion in the future and earn more than in the jewelry store.

Jia Lian didn't know the craftsmanship of Craftsman Dou, so he didn't dare to ask him rashly.After finding out which jewelry shop he was in, Jia Lian went there in person.When I went there, the shopkeeper was doing some abacus. When he saw someone coming in, he immediately stopped the abacus beads in his hand, and asked with a smile, "What do you want to buy, my lord? Gold and silver jewelry or pearl and gemstone jewelry? I have a lot of styles in this shop. Please take your time." pick."

Jia Lian smiled back politely: "My mother's birthday will be in a few days. I want to buy a piece of jewelry as a birthday present for her. Does the shopkeeper have any recommendations?"

The shopkeeper immediately recommended: "I think gold jewelry and gem jewelry are more luxurious. It just happened that a new style of gem necklace came in yesterday. Take a look and see if it suits you." Then, he took Jia Lian aside. next to the wooden cabinet.

Lying quietly in the wooden cabinet is a ruby ​​necklace. Both the color of the gemstone and the style of the necklace are a little ordinary. Leaving these two points aside, the key point is that the production of the necklace does not look exquisite, and it does not look like the shopkeeper. So well said.

Seeing that Jia Lian was not satisfied, the shopkeeper immediately pointed to the jade bracelet next to the necklace and said, "This is a bracelet carved from high-quality white jade. This is the only bracelet in my shop. Although the price is a bit expensive, it looks absolutely beautiful on it!"

Jia Lian took a closer look at the white jade bracelet. It was indeed a good piece of jade, but the jade carver failed to carve out the brilliance and texture of the white jade, and the patterns on the jade were also rather vulgar. It was a waste of a good piece of jade.

Jia Lian was a little disappointed.

Are these the jewelry made by craftsmen Dou?

If this is the case, then he has to find another jewelry craftsman.

"I'm not satisfied with this? Do you want to buy it or not?" The shopkeeper's attitude suddenly changed.

Jia Lian frowned slightly, turned his face and glanced over, his eyes suddenly stopped, he walked around the shopkeeper and walked to another wooden cabinet, suppressing the excitement in his heart and asked: "This pair of gemstone earrings is very good."

At first glance, it is well-made.

Seeing that Jia Lian seemed to want to buy again, the shopkeeper suddenly regained his spirits, and his attitude became better again: "It's the old style, but the workmanship is first-class."

Jia Lian looked at the other jewelry in the wooden cabinet. The workmanship was very fine, so he asked again: "The jewelry in this cabinet seems to be different from the jewelry in the cabinet just now. They must not be made by the same craftsman."

The shopkeeper stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Master, you have good eyesight. It's true that it's not from the same craftsman."

"I heard that you have a Dou craftsman here. The craftsmanship of making jewelry is extraordinary. I don't know if it is true or not."

The shopkeeper was surprised: "My lord knows Craftsman Dou? He is not from Jinling. He came to my shop two years ago to find a job. I think he is good at craftsmanship, so I have kept him until now. This pair of gemstone earrings is made by him, but I let him He will never come again."

Jia Lian wondered: "Why is that?" Carpenter Dou said that the jewelry shop would be closed, but in fact it wasn't that the shop was losing money, but that the shopkeeper wanted to drive him away. He probably made this excuse because he felt ashamed.

The shopkeeper said angrily: "Young Master, I don't know something. Although this craftsman is good at craftsmanship, he has a strange temper. During this year, he always said that the jewelry patterns I drew were not good and did not match his craftsmanship. Sometimes he asked him to make them." Ten pieces of jewelry, he often sent me away after only making one or two pieces. He also said that he would rather earn less money and make good-looking jewelry. What do you call him? I am a grandfather. What kind of a guy is he, who dares to question my drawings."

"So that's the case, that's really wronged the shopkeeper." Jia Lian didn't know how much the shopkeeper said. He was in the office on weekdays. Even though Craftsman Dou often came to visit the water pavilion, he didn't meet him a few times.However, in my impression, Craftsman Dou speaks clearly and is free and easy, so he should be an upright person.As for the style drawings mentioned by the shopkeeper, he thinks that Craftsman Dou did the right thing. None of the jewelry in these cabinets has a new style. Almost all jewelry shops have these old styles, which are nothing new. "Since Dou The craftsman is no longer working here, do you know which shop he went to?"

The shopkeeper snorted coldly: "I don't know so much, I can't even accommodate him here. There is still a jewelry shop in Jinling that can accommodate him?"

Jia Lian shrugged, "It's hard to say."

The shopkeeper frowned, narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "You've been asking about Craftsman Dou since just now, who the hell are you!"

Jia Lian smiled slightly: "Me? I should be the one who will soon hire Craftsman Dou."

Shopkeeper: "..."

Then, under the shocked gaze of the shopkeeper, Jia Lian flicked his sleeves and walked out of the jewelry shop leisurely.

In the next few days, Jia Lian asked Xing'er to keep an eye on whether Craftsman Dou came to Wangshui Pavilion, and to notify him as soon as he appeared.One month passed, just when Jia Lian thought Craftsman Dou would not show up, Xing'er told him that Craftsman Dou had come and was playing Werewolf in Gu Yu on the second floor.

When Jia Lian rushed over, Craftsman Dou was about to leave.

"Craftsman Dou, you just left after playing for half an hour?" Jia Lian hurriedly stopped Craftsman Dou who was about to leave.

Craftsman Dou paused first, then shook his head helplessly, and said with a bitter face, "Now that I've lost my job, I can't come to play often. I'm afraid I'll have to go to the first floor to play after a while."

Jia Lian pretended not to know: "I remember last time you said that the shop was going to close due to bad losses. Could it be that it has already closed?"

"Not yet, but I reckon it will be soon. I didn't come recently because I was looking for work in other jewelry shops, but there is no good place to go right now."

Jia Lian said sincerely: "In this case, why don't you come to my shop?" Most jewelry shops have similar styles of jewelry, and it is really difficult for craftsman Dou to find a job.

Craftsman Dou was stunned, and then smiled wryly: "Second Master Lian, you can really joke, what do you think I, a craftsman, can do in Wangshui Pavilion."

"Who told you to come to Wangshui Pavilion, didn't you see that the shop next to it was being renovated when you came?"

Having said that, Craftsman Dou thought of something, "I seem to have seen it." Then, he suddenly realized, and asked, "Is that also your shop?"

Jia Lian nodded: "Wangshui Pavilion's business is gradually stabilizing, so I'm going to open another jewelry shop. If you want, you can come to my shop, okay? You will be satisfied with the salary."

Craftsman Dou can see clearly what the development status of Wangshui Pavilion is. He knows that Jia Lian is not an ordinary businessman. He has wisdom and innovation that ordinary people do not have, so people trust him inexplicably, "Do you know about jewelry? "

Jia Lian said with a smile: "The female family members wear different jewelry every day. I have seen it since I was a child, so I don't dare to say that I know much about it, but I also have my own opinions on the styles of jewelry. During this time, I also drew a few styles. How about you take a look at the picture before making a decision?"

Craftsman Dou asked in surprise, "Can you still draw pictures?"

"know a bit."

With the current state of Craftsman Dou, it would be nice to have a job, "Why did the second master Lian choose me?" With Jia Lian's ability, it is not difficult to find a craftsman with better craftsmanship than him.

Jia Lian explained with a smile: "Although I have only met you a few times, judging from your conversation, I know that you are a person with a good attitude, and your skills must not be bad. In principle, then I saw the right person."

Craftsman Dou was very moved, especially Jia Lian's words touched his heart.If it wasn't for his livelihood, he would be extremely reluctant to settle for jewelry craftsmanship.

Jia Lian led Craftsman Dou to the office, and then found five blueprints and handed them to him, "The jewelry shop I want to open is different from ordinary jewelry shops. In my shop, I only make one piece of jewelry. All styles are unique."