288 , Tang Jin family
In a blink of an eye, it is time to pay tribute to the old lady again.
Speaking of which, my grandfather is also at home now, but he doesn’t like to join in the fun. On weekdays, except for going out to discuss business, drinking and playing chess with his old friends, the rest of the time he gave to the crops in Xiaotang Village.
Xiaoxiao got up late today. She sorted out the manuscripts of the painting last night. She was busy until midnight. However, after sleeping for more than an hour, she had to get up early. After washing up, it was already the second time.
Since my grandfather came back, everyone went to the second yard to pay their respects to my grandfather, then went to my grandmother's yard to pay respects, chatted and laughed with her for a while, and then had breakfast together.
Xiaoxiao came to my grandfather's yard and saw that the old man was admiring the big pumpkins in the yard with a sense of accomplishment.
"If these pumpkins grow up, they can be used as a small house!" Xiaoxiao walked over with a smile and gave a junior gift to her grandfather.
Grandfather looked in a good mood: "Smile and pick one and let them carry it to Zhuli Pavilion for you!"
"Thank you for the reward!" Xiaoxiao walked forward and took pictures of the largest and most compact pumpkin. "Today is a day of greeting. The dinner will be made by our sisters. According to my granddaughter, it is better to use grandfather's pumpkin as ingredients!"
"Then I'll go over tonight and try your skills!" Grandfather said happily, and suddenly reached out and grabbed a big green grasshopper on the melon leaf. "Catch a green neck and go play with it! Don't break your legs!"
Xiaoxiao's fingers stiffly took the big grasshopper. This was the first time that his grandfather had given him a gift in his own hands after coming to Yuanlong Dynasty.
"How was the photo studio arranged?" Grandfather asked while pollinating the pumpkin flowers.
Taking advantage of the fact that his grandfather turned around, Xiaoxiao hurriedly handed the big grasshopper to Xiao Dier, and then replied: "Thank you for your grandfather's concern, the garden is known for its small hills and scenery. It takes about three or five steps to make a scene, and it can be painted everywhere."
"How much did your father give to buy this garden?"
"The money my granddaughter saved over the years is barely enough, so I didn't reach out to my father to ask for it." Xiaoxiao didn't expect that his grandfather was still concerned about his small photo studio. "The owner of the garden is familiar with my aunt, so he gave a lot of discounts on the price."
"Although I bought a garden, there should be a lot of things to buy later. It also takes money to hire painters," Grandfather stopped the small brush for pollination in his hand. "If the money is not enough, you can use that silver note."
The silver notes that my grandfather mentioned were prepared for every grandchildren, and the money on the silver notes needed to be approved by him before they could be paid. To put it bluntly, if the elders are required to check for the younger generations to see if the business they are going to do is reliable.
My grandfather was willing to provide money for Xiaoxiao, which shows that he was very optimistic about the photo studio business of Xiaoxiao.
"Granddaughter thanks for your grandfather's support. My granddaughter wants to keep that silver note and wait until it is used for great use."
"Haha, wait for your usefulness." Grandfather's eyes were filled with a smile.
In order not to worry the elders, Xiaoxiao further said: "At present, there are only two painters in the photo studio, and the others are borrowed from my fourth aunt! When my painter is too busy, he will rent them from Sicun Painting Association first, just pay some rent."
"There are so many guests?" Although my grandfather supported it, he was old after all, and it was hard to imagine what kind of mentality those who came to his door to give him a portrait.
"My granddaughter is still thinking of asking the painter to draw a group photo for his grandfather and grandmother!" Xiaoxiao said naughtyly, "Anyway, my father and mother have agreed to let the painting!"
Grandfather did not make a positive statement: "I'm afraid that your grandmother will not stand in the field and let others paint."
"I'll go and tell her!"
As Xiaoxiao was talking, he saw the sisters coming from the scribbling corridor, and they had obviously had breakfast at their grandmother.
"Fifth sister got up so early!" Zhan Yan looked at her and smiled, and snorted first, "Let grandmother wait for you to have a meal!"
Xiaoxiao was too lazy to argue with her, and responded directly with a smile: "Sister Four looks so good today! Grandma has a sweet granddaughter like the fourth sister, so she can definitely use two more bowls of rice!"
Zhan Yan touched a soft nail and stopped talking awkwardly.
In fact, if you say that the one with the best looks today, Huanyan must be Huanyan.
I don’t know if it was an illusion or something, but after a few days, Huanyan looked a little slimmer and walked forward with a smile: “Sister has reduced it better, is it because it’s too hot these days.”
Huanyan's face was always smiling, not the politeness of the past, but a kind of joy from the heart: "Although it's still a little hot during the day, it will rain every evening, which will dispel the heat at night, and people can always have a good sleep."
Xiaoxiao naturally knew who Huanyan’s change was because of that. She couldn’t help but feel a little worried and forced a smile and said, “It’s time for the beginning of autumn soon, and it won’t be hot for a few days.”
Smiling said, "That autumn tiger is amazing! I was in the heat of the beginning of autumn last year!"
"You little stove, you drink the summer heat soup every year from Xiaoman to Mid-Autumn Festival!" Huanyan pointed at the smile and said, "Although they are twins, their physiques are completely opposite. Waner is so afraid of heat, Yanran is a chill-feeling constitution!"
Yanran had already run to the yard and accompanied her grandfather to play the vegetables and vegetables.
Xiaoxiao looked at the sun in the yard: "I have to go and pay my respects to my grandmother quickly! If it is too late, I have to have lunch with her!"
Everyone was happy when they said it.
...
The old lady would not care about her granddaughter's late visit, and she also focused on leaving a few side dishes that Xiaoxiao liked to warm her up.
Xiaoxiao really ate a lot of people who lived up to their trust.
While eating, I listened to my grandmother saying to her: "I met Mrs. Jin at the Xue family yesterday. She likes you very much. I don't remember you talking to her at the rose banquet."
"It was my granddaughter who visited Jin's house two days ago and asked old lady Jin for their beauty and dressing experience from old lady Jin Da Grandma!"
"Or it is for your painting?"
"Well, the manuscripts are ready. Today I will send them to the printing house to make the plate. The ink version can be printed in three or five days! The eight-color overprint is slower, but those with colors should not worry about selling them!"
For the old lady, the advertising and painting magazine is a novel thing that she doesn’t want to know actively without seeing the finished product. Therefore, she didn’t ask for more information. She took a sip of Luohan Fruit Tea and smiled and said, “Old Mrs. Jin has mentioned the incident many years ago again. Your grandfather and Mr. Jin once said that they are in-laws. Now they see that our daughter is good, so they mention it again.”
"My elder brother married a girl from the Jin family as his wife, isn't that all?" Xiaoxiao was puzzled.
"Their Jin family thinks it is unfair and thinks that marrying their daughter to our family is a loss!" The old lady shook her head and smiled, "That old guy is calculating everything. Now she starts calculating my granddaughter again!"
Oh~ It turns out that being a relative means that I marry my granddaughter to your grandson, and then you marry my granddaughter to my grandson. The love between grandpa and Grandpa Jin is really deep.
Xiaoxiao returned to his senses and heard his grandmother say, "...The biggest thing is Huanyan, but the zodiac sign is not very compatible with that child."
Who is that child? Brother Zhonglun?
Speaking of Huanyan, Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered her and Mr. Weng again. He took a look at her words in his heart and said to his grandmother: "The second sister seemed to meet the man she liked at the blind date at the rose banquet."
"Whose young master is it?" The old lady was surprised when she heard this, so she threw the affairs of the Jin family behind her head. "The child was tight-lipped, and this time she didn't reveal a single word."
"That young master is named Weng, and he has a good relationship with the second young master of the Jin family."
"Weng's family?" The old lady looked at the girl Hongchui standing beside her and asked, "The merchants in Kyoto have made some famous names, but are there any one with the surname Weng?"
Xiaoxiao has seen Hong Chui's ability. This girl's mind is simply a computer. She remembers all the matters in the Kyoto business district clearly and firmly, and is also kept updated at any time. As long as the master asks, he can contribute the most accurate and latest answers as soon as possible.
"There is no big businessman in Kyoto. The biggest business is the Weng family in Nanhu. They run eleven Nanhu stores in Kyoto. Most of the remaining Weng family are small businessmen." Hong Chui replied.
The old lady's expression gradually became solemn: "Do you know what that Young Master Weng does?"
Xiaoxiao had finished breakfast and said word by word: "It is said that he was the gentleman who wrote a script in the Jin Family Theater."
"The person who writes a book for the actors?!" The old lady is an old-fashioned person after all, and she can't accept those who mingle with singers and actors all day long.
"Yes, it is said that the most popular "Liang Zhu" in the Jin family is his newly compiled script." Xiaoxiao and Pan told it.
The old lady frowned tightly: "What these people are best at is sweet words! Hongchui, check it out for me carefully, what exactly does this Weng come from? What does his family do? Whose people he has had on weekdays, check it out one by one."
"Yes." Hong Chui replied coldly.
The old lady drooped her eyes and drank the tea in the cup.
Xiaoxiao had to comfort her: "The second sister is the most sensible among our sisters, so grandmother doesn't have to worry too much."
"Look at her luck." Grandma did not do much to do on this matter before she found out the facts.
The honeysuckle vines in the yard covered half of the window, and my grandmother leaned against the couch under the green window and changed the topic: "Your father spent a lot of money to buy the land of the fourth child. What are you planning to do?"
"The father has his father's idea, but his granddaughter doesn't know." Xiaoxiao did not reveal that Tang Qifan planned to hold a silk weaving exhibition hall. Some things don't have to be said too early. For example, hens are always unwilling to be seen when laying eggs.
"Let him go, the third brother is the most reassuring." said grandmother.
Chapter completed!