OBS Chapter 396: Blacksmithing
Chapter 396: Blacksmithing
Wei Yichen felt that Shen Youyou was more to his taste. He also liked exotic dances. If it weren't for the lantern riddle game, he would have stopped to watch.
He said, "If you were really a boy, I think we could be friends."
Shen Youyou didn't respond, but asked another question. She said, "With your status, do you make friends so easily?"
When this question was asked, not only Wei Yichen was stunned, but the other three people were also a little stunned.
After all, apart from servants and subordinates, they really don’t have any friends who are not of the same status as them.
But I don't know why, when I get to know this tomboy in front of me, I don't feel any sense of incongruity at all. Not only will you treat him as a boy, but you will also unconsciously put him on an equal footing and talk to him.
Ning Yu, who was very attentive, soon realized that it was not that they put the other party on an equal footing on their own initiative, but that the other party's calmness and confidence gave him and others the illusion that he was no worse than them.
Thinking of this, he looked at Shen Youyou carefully again. To be honest, at first, because she was a girl, he was too embarrassed to look at her face carefully.
But now looking at it, I have to admit, this girl, even though she is dressed as a man, still has some heroic spirit.
Fu Huaian grew up in the military camp. Although those soldiers were his subordinates, they had become brothers in life and death after so many years of friendship.
So in his eyes, there are only people who can befriend and people who cannot befriend. Otherwise, how could he like Shen Zhiqiu so much and bend down to hug a baby covered in coarse cloth?
After walking and stopping along the way, we finally arrived at the Jinyu Tower.
Jinyulou was wealthy and powerful, and they had the unique idea of setting aside a large area at the entrance for performing iron flower shows.
There are a lot of people gathered here, some are attracted by the prize of guessing lantern riddles, and some are attracted by the iron flower making.
Jiu Zu bought their own pig iron to make the mold, so they knew the current price of iron very well, but this Jinyulou was used to make iron flowers.
According to Xiao Zhe, the iron flower performance starts at dusk and continues until the end of the Lantern Festival. Jinyulou only invited three groups of iron flower performance teams to take turns.
Wei Yichen looked at Shen Youyou and the others with shocked eyes, thinking that they had never seen this before, and explained: "People in the north believe that "flower" is similar to "prosperity", this is called "iron flower", which means "the more you make, the more prosperous you will be", which means that it is hoped that the business will be prosperous, auspiciousness will be increased, and safety will be guaranteed."
Shen Youyou nodded, but her eyes never left the sky full of stars.
When the molten iron instantly rises into the air, iron flowers splash like a rain of golden threads, like falling meteors, and like fire trees and silver flowers blooming in the dark night, showing a shocking beauty.
When everyone looked up at the iron flowers, their eyes were filled with golden fire, like a spring breeze blowing open thousands of silver flowers, or like raindrops falling from the sky full of stars.
She felt that what she saw at that moment was best described as: "The sky was full of colorful lights and the ground was covered with golden light."
He couldn't help but murmur in a low voice: "The east wind blows thousands of flowers into bloom at night, and blows down stars like rain."
This was her first time watching flower making in person, and she can tell you responsibly that the feeling is absolutely different from watching a video.
It was so shocking that she was radiant and suddenly turned her head: "You just said that this will last until the end of the Lantern Festival?"
Xiao Zhe nodded: "Yes, what's wrong?"
"When are you going to guess the lantern riddles? Come back and ask my family to come and see."
Shen Luming was held by Ah Chi, and he clapped his hands quickly: "Sister, go and call my parents to come and see."
Fu Huaian turned around and took over Shen Luming very naturally, and told Ah Chi: "Go and inform Shen Zhiqiu."
Shen Youyou said: "Well, there's no need to go now. Maybe they haven't sold all the things yet."
Ah Chi smiled and said, "It's okay. I'll bring them over after I finish selling them."
After saying that, he ran away, making Shen Youyou feel a little guilty for delaying Brother A Chi from watching the fun.
Since they were going to guess lantern riddles, they temporarily went to the stage set up in Jinyulou.
The lantern riddle guessing game hasn't started yet, maybe they're waiting for more people to come.
But they didn't have to wait long. The shopkeeper of the Golden Jade House stepped onto the platform and said loudly, "Osmanthus flowers float on the jade, and the full moon fills the sky. Today, our store specially sells a set of Golden Osmanthus Reflecting the Moon headpiece to cheer you up."
As the set of headgear was brought up, Shen Youyou rolled her eyes. This old guy, relying on the headgear that was part of their family, actually plagiarized.
This is actually a headdress designed by Shen Youyou, Fragrant Osmanthus Reflecting the Moon.
He was so careless that he just changed his name, but he replaced the plastic artificial flowers on his head with gold ones.
But Shen Youyou couldn't say anything, after all, there was no copyright protection law these days.
It can be said that as soon as this headgear came out, it attracted the attention of everyone present, especially the women. Their eyes seemed to be shining with golden light. Even though there was the gleam of iron flowers flashing next to them, it could not conceal the amazement in their eyes.
Shen Erya tugged at Shen Youyou: "Sister, isn't this the Xianggui Yingyue set you designed? It's just replaced with gold and jade."
Shen Youyou raised the corner of her mouth: "So, this headdress should belong to me."
She noticed from the corner of her eye that the four people were looking at her, and Shen Youyou immediately regained her composure, as if she had not said what she had just said.
Fu Huai'an laughed in his heart: "Shen Zhiqiu's kid is really confident."
Wei Yichen said directly: "Don't speak too early."
Shen Youyou ignored him, but looked at the shopkeeper and secretly praised him in her heart: "It really deserves to be the largest silver shop. With such good publicity, I guess even if the Mid-Autumn Festival is over for ten days or half a month, the people in the capital will still discuss this grand event after dinner."
First she made iron flowers, and then she took out a full set of head ornaments. Shen Youyou had said that the same head ornaments would not be made the same, but she couldn't stop others from imitating her and making gold and jade styles!
Once this set of headgear comes out, the Lantern Festival will probably be over. If they make the few sets of headgear they have purchased in gold and jade styles, they will definitely be a best-seller.
Do you know how much a set of plastic headwear costs, and how much a set of gold and jade headwear costs?
"Bah, profiteer!"
Shen Youyou could only curse in her heart, she couldn't do anything, it was because she had no power or influence and no money to make gold and jade jewelry.
Thinking of this, she took a deep breath and said, "I'm still angry!"
She was not angry that others imitated her, but that she did not have the money to do it. After all, from the beginning, she had thought that someone might imitate her design to make similar jade bead flowers or something.
After all, sometimes, in some grand occasions, only this kind of headwear, which looks very expensive at first glance and is actually very expensive, can match the status of those noble ladies and rich girls.
"This headdress is great. I want it. No one can snatch it from me."
Everyone seemed to have not yet recovered from the golden light when they heard a young man speak proudly.
Shen Youyou also came back to her senses and looked over. Before she saw who it was, she heard another middle-aged voice saying, "Why do you want it?"
"Just because I am the son of Earl Yongkang." The arrogant voice just finished speaking.
Xiao Zhe immediately shook his head: "I didn't say anything."
As the crowd dispersed a little, Shen Youyou and her group saw a young man with a proud look on his face, accompanied by two beautiful ladies.
Shen Youyou recognized one of them, who turned out to be the third young lady who was fleeing from famine, but she didn't recognize the other one.