Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

After gossiping, Zhao Yuanzhen checked the account book.

"Little sister, you are here. I thought I would try my luck and come over to see if you were here. I didn't expect to run into you."

"Brother, what is the matter that brought you here to see me?"

Zhao Yuanzhen handed the account book to the shopkeeper and took Zhao Yuanlan to find a table to sit down.

"My house has been renovated and I'm going to move in tomorrow. You can come over with the children."

After several months, the decoration was finally completed. The pond was dug and the lotus was planted.

Knowing that Zhao Yuanlan was alone and didn't know how to tidy up, His Majesty sent over everything from the house to the cups, soft furnishings, hard furnishings, ornaments, utensils, and tableware to tidy up.

It really was a gift package.

"Okay, I will definitely go tomorrow, don't worry, big brother."

Zhao Yuanlan is also going to have his own mansion.

Now all we need is a hostess.

"There is one more thing I need to ask you, little sister."

"What's the matter, big brother, just tell me."

"That is... that... help me... keep an eye on... my marriage."

Zhao Yuanlan spoke hesitantly, feeling very embarrassed and his face turned red.

"Pfft, okay, big brother, do you have any request for the mistress?"

"There are no requirements for family background, but good conduct, virtue, and a gentle personality are required. And the age should not be too young."

Speaking of age, Zhao Yuanlan felt even more embarrassed. He was afraid that if he found someone too young, people would say he was an old cow eating young grass.

"Okay, brother, I understand. Don't worry."

"Well, I'll have to trouble you, little sister."

"We are brothers and sisters, don't be polite."

"General Zhao, it really is you. What a coincidence that I can meet you here."

Miss Song hurried down from upstairs and saluted Zhao Yuanlan.

"Hello, young lady."

Zhao Yuanlan couldn't quite remember who this was. He looked at Zhao Yuanzhen for help.

Zhao Yuanzhen said in a low voice.

"plum bossom."

Plum blossom? Oh! It's her!

"General Zhao, just call me Miss Song. My father is the Minister of Rites."

Miss Song emphasized secretly.

"Hello, Miss Song."

Zhao Yuanlan frowned. Minister Song has been acting strangely lately, and now he has a daughter who is also a little strange. It would be better for him to leave first.

"Little sister, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

"Okay, big brother, be careful."

"General Zhao, where are you going? I haven't thanked you for saving my life yet. Don't leave yet! My father said that I have to come to thank you in person."

After hearing what she said, Zhao Yuanlan quickly bowed and left.

Zhao Yuanzhen watched from the side. Miss Song was really trying her best.

Miss Song saw that Zhao Yuanlan had really left, so she came back angrily, paid the bill and left again.

She left and Zhao Yuanzhen hoped that this girl would not come again in the future, as if she came too often she would damage the reputation of her elder brother.

Zhao Yuanlan finally figured it out and decided to get married.

The man cannot be too old, which is a bit difficult because good girls are usually betrothed early.

Older people all have some problems, like this ambitious Miss Song.

Speaking of Miss Song, it really reminded her of an older girl who made a good first impression.

Looking at Miss Yue's performance at that time, she was neither hurried nor slow, and was smart and steady.

You can find out quietly.

In the past, when I wanted to ask about someone, I didn’t know anyone and couldn’t find out anything from them.

But now that he owns his own beauty shop, it is easy for him to secretly inquire about a daughter of an official family.

Checked the remaining shops.

He went back to the beauty salon and called Lan Ying over to ask about Miss Yue. He asked her to find a few smart technicians and ask quietly and indirectly without letting anyone discover any clues.

Zhao Yuanzhen was still very confident in Lan Ying's work.

Tell Li Zhijuan that she will go to Zhao Yuanlan's house for the housewarming ceremony tomorrow. Does she need to bring anything home?

Li Zhijuan thought about it and decided to go back.

"Mother, I will follow the carriage back later. My clothes and jewelry are all at home. No one else can find them."

"Okay, let's go back together later. You haven't been home for several days."

"Well, then let's leave Urami here."

Zhang Pumei, the owner of Zhang's beauty shop, is the little girl newly trained by Li Zhijuan.

"Okay, then Lan Ying should be here too."

"Okay, mother."

Zhao Yuanzhen took Lan Ying and Bai Zhi and packed up and went back.

Bai Zhi has always been serving closely, so wherever Li Zhijuan is, she is there too.

Before leaving, he found a truck dealer and transported the clay and porcelain clay to the village.

Zhao Yuanzhen had taught the masters how to make porcelain before, and even all the tools such as the roulette wheel were customized and placed in the factory.

When the clay arrived, they started by making small bottles.

It looks a bit like a rouge bottle. Zhao Yuanzhen plans to use it to store seasonings and sauces for instant noodles.

After dinner, Zhao Yuanzhen told everyone that she would go to her uncle’s house tomorrow as her uncle was moving.

Several people were happy at first, but then became sad, wondering what gifts to give.

The family has money now, but they have no experience in buying gifts.

"Don't worry about it. I'll prepare everything. Just get yourself ready."

"Okay, mother, then we are relieved."

"Qingyan, have you made any spring clothes?"

"Second sister-in-law, don't worry! It's all ready. I designed two sets for each of you. You were all busy, so I didn't give them to you. I'll go get them right away."

After a while, Zhang Qingyan brought in more than a dozen sets of clothes, two sets for each person.

They are all made of silk and satin, and you can tell that each piece of clothing is made with great care.

The style and embroidery are beautiful.

He took out a few more people's shoes.

"Qingyan, this craftsmanship is really amazing. The design is beautiful, the patterns are pretty, and the colors are well matched."

"Second sister-in-law, I learned all this from books."

Zhang Qingyan felt a little embarrassed. She had nothing to do every day, so she made clothes and embroidered.

"From now on, our family's clothes, the servants' seasonal clothes, the shop's work clothes, and the bedding that has already changed seasons. These are all handed over to you for responsibility. Remember, when you need to do needlework, go and ask the maid to do it. Don't tire yourself out."

"Okay, sister-in-law, I understand."

By handing over another task to others, I don't have to worry about being too busy and forgetting, and everyone's seasonal clothes being made in time.

Zhao Yuanzhen is choosing a gift to give tomorrow.

Because it was a gift for Zhao Yuanlan, she didn't want to mess around and selected it carefully.

A total of 6 gifts were selected.

The first thing is Jingdezhen high-temperature enamel Chinese bone china tableware, 80 pieces.

This set of tableware would be worth tens of thousands of dollars nowadays.

The whole thing is light blue, and it is made using enamel craft. Enamel craft also existed in the Daliang Dynasty, but in order to make it so exquisitely, too many conditions are required. First of all, high temperature is difficult to achieve.

The second piece is an enameled bone china tea set from the same series.

The third piece is a copper glazed horse-to-success ornament. The base is a wooden board with a lifelike horse on it, with its front hooves spread out and running, which is very lifelike.

The fourth piece is a pure silver gourd with a hundred blessings, placed diagonally on a rosewood base. The gourd is painted orange with colored glaze and engraved with the word "Fu". A welcoming pine tree extends out from the mouth of the gourd, with branches stretching out in a Zen-like manner, slowly extending in the opposite direction of the gourd's tilt.

At the end of the gourd, there is a tree crown in the shape of auspicious clouds, on which hangs a jade pendant with auspicious clouds and red tassels.

The fifth piece is a golden elephant, symbolizing good luck and fortune. The elephant is also portrayed to be naive. The elephant is made of very rich materials, almost 3000 grams of gold. It is not solid, but has very thick walls, not the kind of thin stuff.

The whole elephant is as big as an A4 paper and comes with a base.

The sixth piece is a full-copper glazed orchid ornament, including a flowerpot with dark blue glaze, and an orchid plant with several pink and white orchids in bloom. The entire flower is a one-to-one restoration of the real flower, with great color, and looks no different from a real flower.

The orchids selected are the best varieties of orchids, and even the dewdrops on the petals can reflect light onto people. This craft is basically difficult to achieve nowadays. What's more amazing is that the color is restored to 100%. For a dynasty where pigments are so precious and scarce, this is definitely an ornament that can be passed down like a family heirloom.

Each item was packed in a glass box and tied with a ribbon. The name was hung on the ribbon.

You can just take it away tomorrow.

Zhang Qingyan came over to help with makeup.

The temperature is around 18 or 9 degrees now, so it's time to wear spring clothes.

I chose a green tube top, a light purple skirt, and a moon-white straight-collared, double-breasted long gown.

After dressing up Zhao Yuan, she planned to pair him with a set of pearl head ornaments.

I chose a large pearl-wrapped hair crown. The main body is made of gold, and the pearls are large cultured pearls, each of which is about 1CM in diameter.

It looks very rich, but it's actually only 20 points.

However, if they were to be sold, the value would be at least tens of thousands of taels of silver. Just these pearls would be worth tens of thousands of taels.

Pearl earrings and the pearl necklace that Zhao Yuanlan gave her last time.

I bought two pearl bracelets, one for each hand.

The whole makeup is simple and clean, and the head and face are elegant and simple.

It was rare for the daughter-in-law and sons to be dressed so exquisitely. The sons wore silk clothes, tied their hair up, put on jade crowns, and wore jade pendants around their waists.

The daughters-in-law also put on the various gold hairpins and jade bracelets that Zhao Yuanzhen had given them.

They had all taken etiquette classes, and now, wearing wide-sleeved clothes and walking gracefully, they really looked like the young ladies of a wealthy family, with every bit of appearance.

Because both of them were pregnant, they brought Bai Wei and Bai Zhi to serve and look after them closely.

Three carriages were driven, one for each room, but Xin Shu was still in the academy and could not go.

Zhao Yuanzhen put all the gifts in the space, intending to take them out when she arrived at Zhao Yuanlan's house. Otherwise, they would be shaken along the way and might be broken.

Porcelain cannot withstand knocks and bumps.

When they arrived in the capital, Zhao Yuanzhen told the servant the address.

These driver boys often followed Zhang Xinnian to deliver milk in the capital, so they were very familiar with each other.

Once you give the address, you can find it accurately.

More than half an hour passed before they arrived at Zhao Yuanlan's residence.

There are a lot of cars and horses in front of the door.

Zhao Yuanzhen put the gifts on the carriage, and Zhang Xinbai and Zhang Xinnian came with their servants to take the gifts.

The others also got off the carriage, and the servant drove it away.