I just want to live a good life

Chapter 224: Craftsman

"My cousin will come back from the Imperial City in a few days and bring me some jewelry from there. I'll leave this cheap stuff to you."

Miss Yu smiled at Su Nuan, then pointed to the wrapped bracelets on the counter and said, "I'm buying these to reward the servants."

After saying this, the pretty lady crossed her arms and raised her chin to look at Su Nuan.

I just treated him as a fool, but now he has turned the tables on me.

This Miss Yu is great!

Su Nuan had just expressed a little admiration for Miss Yu when she was immediately interrupted by the shopkeeper.

"My dear, although the things in our store are not as valuable as those in the imperial city, they are also genuine good things. They are made of the finest materials and are made by the most skilled craftsmen. Wearing them will definitely show your status.

The jade hairpin in the young lady's hand is excellent, made of top-quality jade. The pattern looks simple at first glance, but if you look closely you can see the little details in it. Young lady, look closely at the pistil of the plum blossom."

Su Nuan followed the shopkeeper's finger and looked at the plum blossom on the jade hairpin. She was stunned when she took a closer look. The hair-like pistil was actually carved out of jade.

This craft is so skillful.

"I want this hairpin, but I have a condition."

When buying jewelry, I've only heard of people bargaining for the price, but I've never heard of people negotiating conditions.

The shopkeeper was a little unsure of the young lady's intentions, so he asked tentatively, "What is the young lady's condition..."

"Simple, let me meet the craftsman who made this jade hairpin."

This condition sounds simple, but the shopkeeper doesn't want to agree to it. Whether the items in the silver shop can be sold at a high price depends on the workmanship and the material.

The materials are nothing more than gold, stone, jade, jadeite, agate..., anyone can get them as long as they have money.

But the craftsmanship of these craftsmen varies in quality, and some are good and some are bad. If you want to hire a skilled craftsman, you need not only money but also a bit of luck.

Wu Laoliu, who made this jade hairpin, traveled 200 miles to get it personally from Heluo Town. He had to hide it away in time. But this young lady wanted to see it in person just by buying a jade hairpin. What a wishful thinking.

"My dear, I'm afraid this condition is not feasible."

"why not?"

Su Nuan asked, pretending to be confused.

"The craftsmen are working in the suburbs, so it's not convenient to see them."

"Shopkeeper, give me the address and I'll find it myself."

"this......"

Su Nuan certainly understood the shopkeeper's refusal, but this craftsman was so skillful that she would feel uncomfortable if she didn't get him into her hands.

If one lily hairpin isn't enough, add more.

But you can't make your intentions too obvious, otherwise you will get half the result with twice the effort.

Su Nuan smiled faintly and said, "I just saw that his jade hairpin was made exquisitely, and I wanted to see what kind of person could make such a delicate thing. So bring all the other jewelry made by this craftsman, and I will pick a few more."

When the shopkeeper heard this, he put his mental arithmetic aside and pointed at the pieces of jewelry in front of Su Nuan and said with a smile: "These pieces of jewelry in front of you, young lady, are all made by the same craftsman."

"Oh? Then I'd like to take a closer look at what's so wonderful about these things."

"Boss, selling a few pieces of jewelry and investing a skilled craftsman is not worth it!"

Su Nuan raised her head suddenly. Miss Yu, who said this, glanced at her with a smile, then turned and left.

Where did this trouble-making stick come from!

It will take some effort to meet the craftsman now.

Sure enough, after Miss Yu left that sentence, no matter what Su Nuan said, the shopkeeper refused to let her see the craftsman.

Cursing Miss Yu in her heart, Su Nuan bought the jade hairpin and picked out a hairpin for Leng Yue, and then they left the jewelry store.

"Why does Madam insist on seeing that craftsman?"

Leng Yue asked.

How could I let you know? Su Nuan thought that she couldn't just tell her about herself, so she replied, "I want to find someone to make a hollow jade bracelet. I have asked many craftsmen but none of them could make it. Today, I met a craftsman with such good skills, so I wanted to try my luck and meet the craftsman. Unfortunately, the owner of this silver shop is too stingy."

"I think it was Miss Yu's words that made the shopkeeper wary. Miss Yu's behavior is really unpleasant."

Leng Yue was fiddling with the hairpin that Su Nuan gave her, muttering to herself.

Su Nuan also knew that the shopkeeper didn't let her see the craftsman probably because he took Miss Yu's words to heart.

When I thought about how I had just been trying to be smart and teach someone a lesson, my face turned red.

But it was all in vain to blush. She left without saying a word and I didn't even know her name or who she was from. I could only keep this grudge in my heart.

"Madam, I just asked the shop assistant secretly, and he said that Miss Yu's family is a big family in Xiaomian County. I heard that there was a noble person in the family."

"Oh?" Su Nuan didn't expect Leng Yue to inquire about Miss Yu's family background. "Is the Yu family a royal family?"

"Yes, I heard there was a princess more than 20 years ago."

The princess more than 20 years ago was different from a concubine. She was a woman of marriageable age from a high-ranking family, usually about the same age as the prince. It can be inferred that the prince should be a brother of the current emperor.

No matter how big the Yu family is, it is still a little inferior to the big families in the imperial city. Such a family background is not enough to become the emperor's in-laws. Su Nuan guessed that this prince was most likely just the nephew of the late emperor.

"Humph, it's just a big family that relies on women marrying off to high positions to maintain its reputation."

When Su Nuan said this, what she was thinking about was the flower boat on the lake last night.

I heard that if the people up there stomped their feet, Xiaomian County would tremble three times. So were the Yu family also on the flower boat last night?

The carriage moved slowly forward on the most bustling and prosperous street in Xiaomian County.

The hawking of the street vendors attracted the two people in the car to look out frequently.

It was almost noon, and the aroma of food wafted into Su Nuan's nose from the roadside restaurant.

No matter how big the problem is, it can't stop her from enjoying delicious food, especially now when she has such a leisurely time.

"Let's go eat something delicious."

Su Nuan signaled Falcon to stop the carriage, and Leng Yue helped her get off the carriage.

Under normal circumstances, Falcon would have stepped forward to help, but today he didn't dare to extend a hand.

"Falcon, are you dead? Give me a hand!"

Su Nuan raised her hand and knocked on Falcon's head, "Leng Yue, a girl, doesn't have that much strength to help me get off the carriage. You can't let me jump down on one leg."

Knowing that he was still running around on one leg, Falcon complained inwardly, and at the same time reached out to hold Su Nuan's arm. With a little force, he lifted the person up and gently placed him on the ground.

As soon as Su Nuan's feet touched the ground, Falcon's hand suddenly retracted.

I really don't dare to touch it. If His Highness hears about it, my hands will be chopped off.

As he was thinking about it, he unconsciously looked up at the hiding place of the secret guard in the distance.

Eh? Wasn't Miss Leng Yue beside the Concubine? How come I seemed to see her in the crowd just now?