Master of Rebirth

After sending the girl out, Zhao Aman returned to the house and saw Mrs. Ma standing at the door at some point.

"Grandma, why did you come out? The carriage sent by the young master should wait for a while, you should go to the house and rest first." Zhao Aman smiled and said: "Let's go back to have lunch."

"We probably won't need the vegetables we bought at noon. You can give them to the girl's house. It will save you money." Mrs. Ma said.

Zhao Aman hurriedly said: "Grandma said yes, I will send it to sister girl."

Seeing that Zhao Aman picked up the food and chased after the girl excitedly, Mrs. Ma suppressed the smile on her face.She didn't tell Zhao Aman that when the girl came, she had already come out.

I thought the girl really came to see her with good intentions, but unfortunately the girl only mentioned it symbolically at the door, and didn't even ask a question after entering the door. What she said was all about Wang Qi, and she even forgot how to behave. .

Thinking of the girl who went to Wang's house in her name a few days ago, Mrs. Ma sighed.She thought that the girl was thinking about Ah Man, so she lied and found an excuse to go to Wang's house.Now it seems that she has other plans.

Mrs. Ma felt a little uncomfortable. The little girl's thoughts reminded her of what happened a long time ago, but she couldn't find a reason to blame the girl.There are too many hard times, and everyone will try their best to make themselves feel better.There's nothing wrong with it as long as it's harmless.I just hope Ah Man won't be hurt by these things in the future.

Zhao Ahman came back soon, and seeing that Mrs. Ma was still in a daze, she couldn't help laughing and said, "What is grandma thinking? The people sent by the young master should be coming soon. Have you packed your things? I'll help you."

"It's all packed, and you can leave anytime." When she came back to her senses, Mrs. Ma said with a smile.

As expected, Wang Qi was very trustworthy, and when the time came, the carriage came to pick him up.

Like a prophet, the girl appeared in time, and enthusiastically helped Pozi Ma and Zhao Aman get the salute, and sent them to the carriage all the way.

Looking at the carriage going away, the girl thought to herself: "When will I be able to ride in the Wang family's carriage and enter the palace in a fair manner? It would be even better if I took the eight-carriage sedan chair."

Thinking of Wang Qi wearing a red gown to marry her, the girl blushed.

The younger sister who didn't know why looked at her and said, "Sister, I'm hungry. When are you cooking?"

Reluctantly returning to reality, the girl lowered her head and said, "Okay, I'll cook now."

Wang Qi originally wanted to let Mrs. Ma rest for two days, but Mrs. Ma couldn't afford to rest, so she made more than a dozen snacks for Wang Qi to try the next day.

These snacks are very delicate both in style and taste, and Wang Qi is very satisfied.

"Young master is really insightful. I never thought that Granny Ma's craftsmanship is so good. I will never get tired of her dim sum even if I eat it all my life." Mrs. Ma's craftsmanship is astounding, Wang Sheng only tasted a piece and was convinced.

Wang Qi smiled and said, "Now that the samples have come out, all that remains is to make a name for yourself."

Wang Sheng tidied up the coat that Wang Qi had taken off, and said, "Young Master must have figured out a way."

"That's right." Wang Qi nodded, "But I'll need a lot of snacks in the future. Granny Ma's body probably won't be able to bear too much fatigue."

"That's true." Thinking of Mrs. Ma's physical condition and age, Wang Sheng also found it difficult.He lowered his head and thought for a while, then patted his head, "Master, we can ask Chang'an and Changshun to help."

"Chang'an and Changshun?" Wang Qi was taken aback.

Wang Sheng hurriedly reminded: "The fathers of Chang'an and Changshun were in the noodle business when they were alive. The two brothers have a lot of authenticity, and the noodle they make is also very delicious."

Wang Qi's eyes lit up, and she put on the outer shirt she had taken off again, and said, "Go and tell Granny Ma and Chang Changshun to wait for me in the main hall."

"Grandma, are you okay?" Zhao Aman asked worriedly while beating Pozi Ma's back.

After making snacks for a day, Mrs. Ma really couldn't stand it.But she didn't want Zhao Ahman to worry, and hurriedly said: "I'm fine. I used to be much more tired when I was making rice cakes, and I didn't even have time to eat when I was busy. Now that you are helping me, how can I be tired?"

This is certainly true, but her current body can't be compared with before.Looking at Madam Ma's tired face, Zhao Aman knew that she was suffering and did not talk about it, and felt even more distressed. He couldn't help feeling a little regretful in his heart, maybe she shouldn't be allowed to come to Wang's house.

"You, from now on, I will study your books carefully and take care of the study. Grandma doesn't need you to worry about it here." Guessing his thoughts, Mrs. Ma patted Zhao Aman's face and said.

Zhao Aman wanted to say something more, when there was a knock on the door: "Grandma Ma, Master, please go to the main hall."

"It's Wang Sheng." Zhao Ahman said displeased: "It's so late, is there something you can't talk about tomorrow?"

Mrs. Ma shook her head and said, "It's so late, isn't the young master not resting? You should read carefully. I'll go back soon."

When Wang Sheng helped Mrs. Ma to the main hall, Wang Qi had already been waiting for a while.

Seeing Mrs. Ma, Wang Qi hurriedly stood up, helped her to sit down, and then said: "It's so late, I shouldn't disturb Mrs. Ma's rest. But I really want to discuss something with Mrs. Ma."

Mrs. Ma hurriedly said: "Master, you are too polite, just give me an order if you have anything to do."

"Seeing my mother-in-law is really hard today, so I want to find two people to help her. Chang'an Changshun, please greet my mother-in-law quickly." Wang Qi said.

Only then did Mrs. Ma notice that there were two young men standing in the hall, who looked like brothers.

"Greetings to mother-in-law." Chang'an Changshun respectfully bowed to mother-in-law Ma.

Mrs. Ma quickly stood up and replied, "I dare not do it."

Wang Qi continued: "The two brothers were originally in the noodle business. I sent them to help you, and it will save you trouble."

Chang'an was more knowledgeable, so he hurriedly said: "Mother-in-law, if you have any work, you can leave it to our brothers, and you can just watch from the side. Our two brothers are very capable, and we will definitely not disappoint the young master and you."

"Then you two will be troubled," said Mrs. Ma.

Waving Chang'an and Changshun away, Wang Qi said: "Mother-in-law, although I chose these two people, they haven't been with me for long after all. You can entrust them with a lot of rough work, but the recipe of dim sum... "

Mrs. Ma was clear about it, and said with a smile: "Please don't worry, young master, the old lady has her own sense of propriety."

On the second day, instead of asking Mrs. Ma to continue making dim sum, Wang Qi asked Chang'an and Changshun to clean up a kitchen and buy some necessary items according to Mrs. Ma's request.But he himself took Wang Sheng out for shopping.

"My lord, do you want to buy something?" Wang Sheng asked puzzled.

Wang Qi nodded, "I want to see the gift box for snacks. I don't know if they are for sale."

Wang Sheng said with a smile: "Dim sum is usually just wrapped in oiled paper. It's not so particular, and it's not something expensive."

"That's why we have to do something different." Wang Qi closed the fan in his hand and said: "We not only want to do business with ordinary people, but also want to capture the hearts of those rich men and ladies. If one day, our family's Snacks can also become valuables, wouldn't it be a great pleasure for everyone to be proud of the snacks they gave us?"

Although the idea was good, Wang Sheng still couldn't think of anything to be proud of in giving a snack as a gift.

Seeing Wang Sheng's disapproving face, Wang Qi patted him with a fan and said, "Don't worry, I have my own ideas."

It's a pity that the two of them shopped around for a day, but they still couldn't choose a suitable gift box.In Wang Sheng's opinion, there are not many good-looking gift boxes.But Wang Qi's requirements are too high, either he thinks this is tacky, or that is too fancy.

The two left in good spirits and returned disappointed.Back in Dongyuan, Wang Qi was also tired, and Wang Sheng served him for lunch before going to the kitchen to eat.

It was already past lunch time, and there were not many people in the kitchen. Wang Sheng filled himself with a bowl of vegetables and heated up a steamed bun, and started eating voraciously.

When Mrs. Ma came in, she saw his look of a hungry wolf rushing for food, she couldn't help laughing and said, "Boss Wang, why are you eating?"

"You can just call me Wang Sheng." Swallowing the steamed buns in his mouth, Wang Sheng said, "I just came back from looking at the gift box with the young master all day. Mother-in-law, what are you doing in the kitchen? Didn't the young master tell you to rest today?"

"I made some sweet soup for Ah Man." Mrs. Ma smiled and said, "Would you like a bowl?"

"Yes, yes. Thank you, mother-in-law." Wang Sheng hurriedly said, "I almost choked to death just eating steamed buns and vegetables."

Serving Wang Sheng with a bowl of sweet soup, Mrs. Ma said, "Ah Man said, you went to choose a gift box, did you find the right one?"

Wang Sheng shook his head with a bitter face: "The young master is too picky. If you don't have a hundred, you can have eighty. Either the pattern is too vulgar, or the color is not good."

"The young master's vision is really high, and ordinary vulgar things naturally can't catch his eyes." Mrs. Ma nodded in agreement: "I saw a kind of watermark woodblock print when I was in Suzhou, as long as you draw a pattern, they can copy it. It's quite convenient to print it out. I heard from Ah Man that the young master is good at painting, why don't you draw one yourself and have someone print it out?"

Now Wang Sheng opened his eyes, "Is there such a thing?"

"Of course." Mrs. Ma said cheerfully: "Do you think how the New Year pictures we put up for the New Year come from, and draw them one by one? How long does it take to paint? This kind of craftsmanship has been around for many years. "

Wang Sheng immediately put down the steamed bun in his hand, and said humbly, "Grandma Ma, can you tell me in detail?"

"Yes." Mrs. Ma said with a smile: "This technique existed as early as the Han Dynasty. The 'Gatekeeper General' at that time is also our current 'Door God'. It was printed by this method..."

"... Yangliuqing in Tianjin, Yangjiabu in Shandong and Taohuawu in Suzhou all have some workshops, why don't you draw one yourself and send it to them for printing?" Wang Sheng said.

In the last life, Wang Qi also went to Taohuawu in Suzhou, and saw the woodblock New Year pictures there, and felt that the craftsmanship was exquisite and the style was elegant.It's just that he didn't expect that Wang Sheng had such insights.

"When did you know so much about New Year paintings, and you still speak clearly and logically?" Wang Qi asked curiously.

Knowing that he couldn't hide anything from his young master, Wang Sheng scratched his head in embarrassment, and said, "Of course I don't understand, I heard from Granny Ma."

"This Granny Ma is really not simple." Wang Qi couldn't help but look at Granny Ma again.He immediately decided that after drawing the pattern, he must show it to Mrs. Ma.

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The author has something to say:

Yangliuqing in Tianjin, Yangjiabu in Shandong and Taohuawu in Suzhou are the three major producers of woodblock New Year pictures in my country.