...I want to say, it's better not to watch it, or wait until the official version of the first episode is over before watching it.

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Chapter 1 IKEA

Fifteen years ago, Han Pingzhang, the general of Dongping Kingdom, succeeded in raiding Xunshan Pass with 30,000 flying cavalry, and defended Xunshan Pass for nearly a year with the support of 100,000 infantry and no less than 00,000 civilians who supported logistics. He repeatedly took time to raid. After annihilated Xiling Kingdom no less than 400,000 soldiers and civilians, Dongping Kingdom, which was surrounded by sea, finally took all the roads to other countries in its own hands and no longer had to be frequently invaded by other countries. And Dongping Kingdom has since formed a pattern of one capital, three prefectures, four ports and nine gates. Although it was only an effect, with the two generations of monarchs working hard for these fifteen years, the prosperity of Dongping Kingdom made the people talk about it, and the wealth gathered made the surrounding countries eyeing it.

Yicheng is the capital of Liangzhou, the northeasternest of Dongping Kingdom. It is located at the mouth of the Luoshui River. It has a natural port, only more than 200 miles away from Huguan to the north. Moreover, Yicheng is also the northern barrier of Pingyang, the capital of Dongping Kingdom. Although Dongping Kingdom has always had good friendship with its northern neighbor South Korea, the relationship between the countries is never accurate. If Huguan is broken, Yicheng, a city between Huguan and Pingyang, will have to bear great pressure. This is why Yicheng City seems a bit inconsistent. There are nearly 100,000 garrisons in the city, including 14,000 elite cavalry. There are more than 50 warships of all sizes in the port, almost half of the entire Dongping Kingdom Navy. Yicheng is also a thoroughfare with lush business and tourism.

All the travelers, big and small, travelers traveling all year round, and half of them run inland trade roads and sea transportation each account for half. It is precisely because of this that although Yicheng's population book only has 250,000 people, there are never less than 700,000 people in the entire city. Among the 450,000 people who come from many places, most of them are the families of local garrisons. Since the military families of Dongping Country only call themselves the entrusted by the military and do not enter the permanent population book, this group of people has become the main population base of Yicheng. In addition to merchants, there are many porters, escort agencies, opera troupes and craftsmen. Although Yicheng is not as magnificent as the capital Pingyang, in the eyes of the whole country and even the countries, there is no doubt that Yicheng is far richer than Pingyang.

In this very prosperous city, a family has slowly emerged over the past four years. Although the Ye family in Yicheng is not a huge wealth, it is strange that here. Almost every family in Yicheng has more or less things bought in the Ye family's shop. The name of the Ye family's shop is "IKEA".

The birth of IKEA will start with Ye Canghuai, the eldest son of the Ye family 10 years ago. When Ye Canghuai was born, the Ye family was just an ordinary carpenter family. Although Ye Laogen had a family background and had outstanding carpentry life, he was the number one in Yicheng, but he was not good at managing. He relied on helping people make furniture, making some wooden tools, and repairing some buildings. Although his family is not poor, it is difficult to save much money. But Ye Canghuai was different. When Ye Canghuai was born, Ye Laogen, who had never read a book, gave him the name Ye Bo. Xiao Ye Bo was very interested in his father's wooden tools workshop since he could walk. Every day

He hid in the wooden workshop without crying or making a fuss and watched his father do all kinds of things. When he was 4 years old, Ye Bo was very conscious of doing some simple woodworking work, and it was no problem to help his father and a few senior brothers. When he was 5 years old, the time to change the fate of the Ye family came. Ye Bo designed and made a very inconspicuous set of things: a long-handed broom made of hard bristles, a long-handed dustpan with a flip cover, a hand-twist mop and a matching splash-proof wooden barrel (that is what readers probably have at home, but the material is not plastic but wood, and the processing is a bit difficult).

If it is in other places, this small invention may not have a good sales channel, but it is different in Yicheng. Yicheng is a place where merchants of all sizes live. Most of the small and medium-sized merchants have a reliable family, but may be a little older, who manages the homes of cleaning and other things. They hire several servants at home, and most of the housekeepers also have some small financial power to purchase necessary consumables. This set of equipment that greatly reduces the labor intensity of cleaning work began to become popular from this special class and then swept the whole city.

.The sweeping set first covered the market for small and medium-sized businessmen's families. Then, the brothels of various restaurants and restaurants realized the benefits of speeding up cleaning to increase their turnover and maintain environmental sanitation. Then the sweeping sets were placed several quite considerable orders in the military and yamen's complicated departments responsible for barracks and training grounds, etc. Then, the sweeping sets began to become more popular and began to flow to a wider market. Without even realizing the carpenter shop of the Ye family, they had already arrived at the Dashiguo as far as the sea transport country and even further away.

For about a few months, Ye Bo's father and his senior brothers were busy doing such a set of things, and only Xiao Ye Bo took the pocket money he rewarded him with his father and opened another wooden workshop in the empty house at home, his own workshop.

After selling mop and brooms for several months, Ye Laogen and his apprentices suddenly discovered that their profits in the past few months were actually more than in the past few years. A set of sweeping supplies sets sold two silvers, and they actually saved more than 6,000 taels of silver in the shop except for purchasing wood, varnish and other supplies. This was a number they dared not imagine. As for the labor... In addition to the eldest and second disciples who followed the help after they became masters, the others were apprentices. According to the rules, the apprentices not only had no wages during the apprenticeship, but also had to pay for food and accommodation. Ye Laogen is really a kind person, and he still paid for the money according to the work that everyone undertakes.

Immediately, several apprentices who had already passed the skills were graduated and worked as helpers. You should know that after several months of super-intensive labor, Ye Madness became the carpenter shop with the highest average technical "taught" in Yicheng, which had 11 graduates and 7 apprentices. In addition to the paid wages, the Ye family discussed with the helpers to expand their business. Because Ye Bo made great contributions to designing this set of sweeping supplies, Ye Bo, who was only 5 years old, was also treated as an adult to discuss together. The result of the discussion was that the Ye family bought a Wangshi shop with two upper and lower floors for more than 000 taels of silver. The lower floor sold woodworking products, and the upper floor opened a distinguished guest room to discuss the customization of various items.

Originally, Ye Laogen and Ye Bo's senior brothers were puzzled. Everyone was just a group of carpenters, what customization should be made for distinguished customers? At this time, Ye Bo showed everyone the results he had been in a few months, piles of household goods of various purposes. From various types of furniture, that is, the traditional advantage projects of the Ye family's carpenter shop to various daily necessities that can be made of wood, there are dozens of them. Ye Bo said that these things were exercises when practicing woodworking. Many furniture, because Ye Bo was weak, could not make full-size, and they only made a reduced-scale version. But no matter what, Ye Laogen also understood that his son had become more outstanding.

Therefore, the shop selling woodworking products was named "IKEA" according to Ye Bo's idea. It not only shows that the store is open in Yicheng and based on the home furnishing market, but also implies that the things in the shop are suitable for household use. Speaking of which, Ye Bo's designs are not complicated, sometimes even extremely simple. Compared with the popular home furnishings at that time, there is no fancy at all. The corners are smooth and there is no carving. However, more than half of the dozens of items can be folded or hidden, and there are many uses. Ye Laogen looked at those things and felt that Ye Bo's design was definitely worthy of the four words "big clumsy". Ye Bo persuaded his father to standardize all the products and repair them for free months after they were sold.

Afterwards, Ye Laogen's apprentice first started to do "customer service". At least the customer service could go to the original carpenter shop of the Ye family. Now, it was only used as a workshop to start making various objects according to specifications. Ye Bo even sent a "Repair Manual" to every junior brother who was in the future. All possible problems and how to eliminate them were listed one by one. If they could not be solved, they would be handed over to the senior brothers who had left the teacher to deal with it. The senior brothers who had left the teacher followed Ye Laogen to stay in the store in IKEA, responsible for the usual management and reception of customized customers, while the second senior brother was responsible for managing the original carpenter and coordinating the production of various things.

After IKEA opened, the house was still neglected at first, and less than a month later, the business was too good to bear. The problem IKEA often faced was not that there were no customers coming, but that the guests bought all kinds of items piled up on the first floor, and everyone was waiting for the next batch of goods and chatting there without any matter... At this time, there were more than 0 helpers and more than 10 apprentices in the carpenter's workshop of the Ye family. Finally, because the output really couldn't keep up with the need, a special class in the Ye family's workshop that would be recorded forever - hired workers.

It was probably about this time that Ye Laogen finally took Ye Bo to Baiyun Temple on the outskirts of Yicheng, and sincerely invited him to meet the abbot of Baiyun Temple, the famous Master Minghuai of Dongping Kingdom, and asked Master Minghuai to change Ye Bo's name with a deep blessing. Ye Bo didn't care, but just watched the monks in Baiyun Temple sweeping the temples and began to use that set of sweeping suits, and the monks' rooms had already begun to popularize the upper and lower bunk beds and other things produced by IKEA, and it was just fun. Master Minghuai made the decision and changed Ye Bo's name to Ye Canghuai.

If Ye Canghuai's exquisite designs opened up the mid-range market for IKEA for home furnishings, then Ye Canghuai almost single-handedly captured the high-end market for home furnishings in Yicheng for IKEA. Because Ye Canghuai is actually a natural master of carving. Home furnishings produced by IKEA are probably not expensive, and the profits are still very reasonable. However, if Ye Canghuai wants to carve on it, the cost is calculated separately. Or those customized products with special requirements are quite expensive. The young Ye Canghuai's carving works already have the style of a master, and his imagination and grasp of materials and space are beyond the reach of his predecessors.

When Ye Canghuai was 7 years old, that is, before the New Year, he presented a six-piece screen of pear blossom trees on the birthday of the Governor of Yicheng, which was opened once during the presentation. The six-piece screen carved a whole aerial view of Yicheng. The carvings were exquisite and transparent, and the most surprising thing was the strong visual sense of three-dimensionality and impact. The screen was later collected in the inner room by Governor Peng Hui as a family heirloom. Only those close friends in Pengshan had the opportunity to see it.

A few years ago, Ye Canghuai was the richest man in Yicheng and a famous ocean trader, Qi Zhentao, designed all the decorative wood carvings in Qi's new house, including panes and other things. Qi Zhentao has a deep personality, and not everyone can enter his house. Anyone who has seen those wood carvings praises the works for their bright and simple lines, but they are very appropriate to the house, courtyard and Qi Zhentao's personality, especially when standing in the center of the backyard and looking around, the wood carvings seem to form a magnificent 60-degree sea view.

Just last year, Ye Canghuai did something that almost everyone in the city was stunned. He carved a jade statue for the Dashi merchant Mohamed and a full-size human body. The Dashi Kingdom was interested in the sensuality, and there was a statue as the core in the middle of the newly built harem courtyard. Mohamed knew that the Dashi Kingdom Mustafa was very impressed by the Eastern culture and was extremely lustful. He originally asked Ye Canghuai to carve a statue of a lady. As a result, he didn't know how the two negotiated, but in the end, what Ye Canghuai carved was a kneeling sitting.

The statue of a naked woman on the ground was made of a huge piece of white jade. After a little bit, I almost thought it was a real person. Although due to the different cultures of the East and West, not many people saw this statue in Yicheng. Anyone who saw it said that the statue was lifelike and beautiful. Even everyone present had a rapid breathing and blushing face. Some people who were eager to immediately have a physiological reaction and rushed forward to touch her feet. Although not many people saw this naked woman sculpture, one thing spread. That was Ye

The appearance of this statue of Canghuai was carved according to the most beautiful one of the most beautiful dancers whom Mohamed brought to the sky. It is said that when Mohamed and Ye Canghuai discussed how to make the work, the dancer named Xue Ji came forward to serve tea, and Ye Canghuai made a decision at the sight and conceived the statue. This matter is not very verified, but in the second half of the matter, that is, the 1-year-old Xue Ji was given to Ye Canghuai, who was only 9 years old at the time, but it is a fact.

Er Xue Ji is now renamed Xue Er, and she is already Ye Canghuai's personal maid... After several years, Ye Canghuai has complete functions as a man, and I believe... and the other part of the reward for the statue is Thousand Taxes of Gold. Muhammad is a cheerful person, as if he was as cheerful as a big mouth. Not only did he directly accept this matter, he also repeatedly said that it was cost-effective, because after he returned to China to present the statue to the king, the king praised him and exempted him from his annual tax. Thousand Taxes of Gold and a dancer were just a round-trip profit of his fleet from Dashi to Yicheng.

This is just the larger works and relatively large income that Ye Canghuai has made in recent years. Those who help wealthy families design homes, arrange spaces, make wood carvings and other products are endless for Ye Canghuai. In IKEA, all kinds of novel things designed by Ye Canghuai are endless. Now IKEA has launched 5 series of more than 400 household items in total, involving almost all aspects of daily life. A new product is launched almost every few days, and many products are even sold out after a batch is released.

There is no more. Although IKEA is famous for its products designed by Ye Canghuai and the items he designed, the things that were originally priced and sold at IKEA have also been popular because of limited quantity and batch limits. Moreover, most of the products are now sold in other cities through other merchants, and this alone makes the Ye family feel very happy. Because their monthly customer service is only for local users... There is no doubt that, like customer service in any era, since it has left the service scope, this cost will be saved.

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Chapter 2 Past

It was probably a thousand taels of gold and a stunning maid who shocked the people of Yicheng. Most people have not realized another problem. Ye Canghuai was only 9 years old. Where did he see the girl's body? If he hadn't seen it, how did he carve a perfect girl's body? Ye Canghuai's father Ye Laogen and his mother Lu discussed this issue privately. However, they obviously thought that their son was not very good at studying and went to peek at which girl took a bath or something... Sometimes they should not ask such questions. They think that if Ye Canghuai was interested, they would naturally tell them that they would find someone's daughter to propose marriage at that time, which would be worthy of the girl's innocence. When Ye Canghuai was a few years older, with the current wealth of the Ye family and the popularity of Ye Canghuai, there must be no problem with this kind of thing.

And what about Ye Canghuai? Ye Canghuai was really hiding in his wooden workshop at this time and sighed. He was sighing that his life was... really... too boring. This is not where he should be. There is no TV, no computer, no fun, no electricity, no matter how hard he lights candles and butter lamps, he can't hold on for too long, no cigarettes, beer, no football and basketball games. Although it turns out that the world loves itself but hates it a lot, life and love are the same as that, but when he is really independent, he feels that he is also indispensable.

A word that was often circulated in the msn dialog box in Ye Canghuai's mind -

"Just that floating cloud..."

Ye Canghuai could not forget the panic he felt when he first came to this world. It was like a dream. When he opened his eyes, he saw himself surrounded by a bunch of adults and children. He clearly heard everyone describe him in a mess - red, wrinkled skin, so small... and so on. He suddenly realized that he seemed to have entered another world like a myth and began to enter another life.

If Ye Canghuai had any dissatisfaction with his past, or had to escape from the world after doing something that was angry and resentful, or had suffered some severe blows, perhaps, it would not be a bad thing to go through again. He often did that in his dream, but

He still couldn't control his grief and anger when he was really thrown here. He was a famous designer with a promising future. His design works were repeatedly selected by manufacturers to put them into production. The profits of those products alone were enough to maintain his life, such as houses, cars, friends, wine... Of course, there are girls who will never be missing. You must know that in modern society, work such as designers and photographers are very conducive to picking up girls.

Before he could not climb, Ye Canghuai was almost sulking. He could not speak or move, but could only hide in other people's arms, or was taken out to play by his mother, father, or a senior brother in a basket made of rattan. This is how Ye Canghuai began his exploration of this world. He was not a person who could adapt to the environment very well, but since things were inevitable, since he woke up from dreams countless times and never returned to the original world, since he was destined to create a modern society with himself, he would not let himself be depressed. If he was destined to continue to be depressed, it would be really over. Since he had come, he should live a little more happily.

At this time, Ye Canghuai discovered that his father's carpenter's identity was actually very capable of protecting him. You should know that he was the best at designing furniture and toys. A large part of these things can be made of wood. His foundation in painting, drawing, sculpture, etc. was very solid. His hands-on ability was honed by the studio in the past. Although he did not have those high-end tools now, those original woodworking tools could be used at least.

In this era, there is even one aspect that can be said to have huge advantages. In the past, the prices of those high-end woods were really scary. A cubic meter of good wood was thousands or even tens of thousands. Now, based on a general comparison, such as the prices of daily necessities such as rice, flour, grain, vegetables, fruits, and the prices of purchasing wood from the woodcutters from the woodcutters who heard from his father, Ye Canghuai suddenly realized that those pretty good woods here are basically not much more expensive than firewood. He can have enough things to practice.

There is an adult who learns things quickly, not to mention that he had a pretty good foundation. Before he was 4 years old, the carpenter saw was taller than his own. Ye Canghuai would not abuse himself so much that he wanted to play with that. Just stay in the wooden workshop to see how his father worked. Ye Laogen was the best carpenter in Yicheng after all, and he was honed by his master's almost cruelty. His basic skills were solid and his mastery of materials and craftsmanship was almost impeccable. Ye Canghuai observed and summarized them all over the woodworking workshop, and learned a lot.

After he was 4 years old, Ye Canghuai could start playing with a small carpenter saw. His family was not poor, and he practiced very well. He didn't waste much materials, and his skills were very obvious. Moreover, for a child, it was not easy to be able to play with even the smallest carpenter saw, ordinary planes, and the tenacious struggle with tools and materials has made Ye Canghuai's good body.

Speaking of the beginning of the Ye family's wealth, the sweeping suit was originally designed to prevent his mother from working too hard. In the middle of winter, it was too damaging to mop the floor. Although Lu's image was not beautiful, and Ye Canghuai's mind had not been covered by the Lü's several years of nurturing, it was also his own mother. Ye Canghuai knew very well that his feelings for his parents were probably difficult to change. He could respect them and regard them as elders, but that was all. It was a fantasy to have a person who had lived in his life for more than 0 years to re-form his attachment to his parents. This was not entirely a shame. Ye Canghuai knew very well that his parents were absolutely loving and devoted to him. Therefore, no matter what, making the two elders live happily and happier is a way for Ye Canghuai to repay them.

So, the sweeping suit was released. From then on, the Ye family began to make a fortune inexplicably. Ye Canghuai suddenly made a big mistake again. It turned out that this era lacked clever designs. There was another good place in this era, that is, there were very few pirated versions. Although the Ye family carpenter shop and later IKEA did not make any mistakes, the old carpenters in the same city did not imitate them. At most, they learned to put on a few similar pairs and played with them by themselves. At least they mastered more skills. Those who had a relatively bleak business came directly to the door and joined the Ye family's shop as helpers or hired workers. The simplicity of the folk customs made Ye Canghuai, who was used to modern society, sighed. You must know that if in modern times, there would be almost anyone who could pirate them. From cars and ships to pencils and paper, there was almost nothing that could be escaped. Even the authentic IKEA home door was selling counterfeit products.

Since clever designs are scarce and piracy problems almost do not exist, Ye Canghuai immediately pirated the household items he can remember and can be made one by one with wood. Modern design is something that countless designers rack their brains for decades and hundreds of years. Almost every designer will create a set of things related to daily life, combining complexity and smooth introduction, matching functions and appearance, and ergonomics with rich theoretical and practical experience as the basis. Although it is a bit out of place in terms of art style, it is mainly aimed at wealthy families. For ordinary people, simple and practical is good. And this is what Ye Canghuai is good at.

Since he started playing carving, Ye Canghuai has been even more happy. In this era, as long as he showed his talents in this area, he almost never worried about money or materials. The screen given to the Governor of Yicheng was a good material bought by the family and he spent a lot of effort, but it was a good advertisement after all. Since then, he came to the door with good wood, stone, etc. to ask for customization, and there are also a steady stream of contracting labor without materials but willing to offer high prices. In the original era, he had almost played all kinds of carving forms and techniques that were not available. More importantly, he made a lot of money. It has been a year since Ye Canghuai took over the sculpture customization work in the high-end market. In the year, he earned almost half of IKEA.

As for the Dashi merchant, it was really unfair. At first, Muhammad told him that he gave it to the Dashi king. When he placed it in the garden, Ye Canghuai thought that the female human body was a good subject. Because he thought of the garden, he thought of the fountain, and thought of putting a female human body sculpture next to the fountain was very interesting. At that time, Xue Ji, who was now Xueer, brought tea in, but Ye Canghuai, who had already started working, had a bad mind. He carved a few times and must look at Xue Ji. It was nothing when he started to make big moves, but when the details gradually became rich, Xue Ji's face turned red and ran away. In fact, whether it was in appearance or figure, the statue was no similar to Xue Ji.

Although Ji is very beautiful, she is too small and has not yet grown up. Unless the king of the Great Food Kingdom is Lolik, it would be better to get a more mature girl's body statue. Muhammad is a very interesting person and actually gave Xue Ji to him very readily. So Xue Ji became his Xueer... Of course, the current "his" refers to a contractual subordinate relationship, not a physical or spiritual subordinate relationship. Others may be surprised by Qianliang Gold, but Ye Canghuai knew that Qianliang Gold could only be regarded as the processing fee for the huge jade after the discount. The value of that jade is definitely more than ten thousand gold. Of course, for Xueer's sake, Ye Canghuai didn't care.

But what to do this year? A big work every year has gradually increased Ye Canghuai's appetite. This big work is not something that can be done, but it is used to do it, and what people can see such a work. The screen given to Peng Can is to set off his own brand, and the gradually rising Ye family also needs to find a tough backer in Yicheng. Otherwise, those gangsters come to play the autumn wind all day long, which would not be fun. Although Ye Canghuai hit the woodcut in Qi Zhentao's house, Ye Canghuai made a harsh sound move, but that thing

It was not too satisfying for him. It was just an overall design. Although the workload was quite large, the design draft was only a trivial work. The one who was really proud was the naked girl's jade statue that only few people could see. For that jade statue, Ye Canghuai was named "Girl Out of the Bath", so naturally the naming was unlikely to be respected. However, after playing with such a good texture, Ye Canghuai was depressed this year and had no good materials to play with. Or, there was no material to watch.

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Chapter 3 Gift

A crisp "Young Master" sounded behind Ye Canghuai. It turned out that Xueer was bringing snacks to Ye Canghuai. Since following Ye Canghuai, it was really hard to say whether he had a better life or worse life. When Xueer was still in Muhammad's hands, she was trained as a dancer. She had to apply sesame oil on her body and practice singing and dancing every day. As for her daily life, she had to hire a few women to take care of her. In Dongping Country, she had originally expected these dancer to be able to master both things and master more singing and dancing skills. As the leader among those dancer, Xueer

She was skilled in singing and dancing, and she also played the piano well. After arriving at the Ye family, the training of singing and dancing music that was originally hard every day stopped. Xueer occasionally sang, which was also the place of interest. But since she was Ye Canghuai's maid, Xueer could not do anything all day long. She consciously followed various things in the small courtyard where the Chu family now lived, washing, sweeping and other heavy work, and no one asked her to do it. Her main job now is to serve Ye Canghuai's daily life, serve tea, water, ironing, etc., Xueer can handle all the things properly. The daily work is real

The Ye family, even those who helped and apprentice, did not regard the beautiful, childish, smart and sensible Xueer as Ye Canghuai's maid, but regarded her as the young wife of the Ye family. At that time, there were many customs of child brides in Dongping, and many girls got engaged to live with their husbands at a young age. Although the Ye family is gradually rising, Ye Laogen and his wife, Lu, are very calm. The carpenter was born as a carpenter, and their son Ye Canghuai may become the world's number one craftsman in a few years, but they still cannot change their carpenter's background. Whether it is the next generation, they have to make a living by them.

What does this family background do? Whether it is to take the path of officialdom in the reading and examination, or continue to be the best in the family business, or lose all the family wealth without competing, it has nothing to do with the current situation. With the seriousness of the two elders, a beautiful girl like Xueer can be considered as a shameless girl. As for Xueer, how many years older than Ye Canghuai, what does it matter? Therefore, if Xueer's status is not only far higher than the servants employed by the Ye family to manage the courtyard, but even the few disciples of Ye Laogen. Even if Ye Laogen occasionally asks Xueer to help do something, he will most often ask for help.

Although Xueer cannot be called a black chicken turning into a phoenix for her, she has changed from a toy to a serious and wealthy family's wife. It can be said that she is so strong that she is not much stronger. But what makes Xueer depressed is the story that Ye Canghuai Diao was rumored when she was in "The Bathing Girl". The rumors spread throughout the streets and alleys of Yicheng, and almost everyone knew it. When Xueer first went out to help Ye Canghuai buy things, she always felt the eyes of passers-by.

The lustfulness made me feel very uncomfortable. Later I realized that it was because of the rumors that those who had nothing to do looked at Xueer's beautiful appearance and were fantasizing about it. So, although Xueer had freedom, she refused to go out again and locked herself in the Ye family's yard. Although there were many things to be busy with, Xueer liked the books in the Ye family's study room and the various fresh things in Ye Canghuai's workshop, but after a long time, she was still a little bored.

Ye Canghuai had another consideration for Xueer. As a mixed-race Hu and Han people, Xueer has a special style. At first glance, Xueer is no different from ordinary Han girls, but when you look closely, you can still find some differences. Xueer is as famous as her skin, with a slightly whiter skin than ordinary Han women, and her nose is high and straight. According to modern terms, her face is extremely three-dimensional, which is amazing, but also extremely attractive.

Her eyes and hair do look black, but not charcoal black, but chestnut black. Although the maid's head is combed with Xueer's daily use of a special plant fluid to care for her hair, Xueer's hair is now a bit stretched, but if she is stretched for a while, she can still see her long hair with a natural and smooth curl. As for her figure, Xueer, who is only in her early 1 year old, is as tall as an ordinary Chinese girl 14 or 5 years old, slender and charming.

If it were in modern times, Ye Canghuai would not doubt that such conditions would definitely become a top model or artist. Now, such a beautiful girl has become her maid. Although she is not familiar with many things, Xueer has always worked diligently and is always careful. Although Ye Canghuai regrets what Meng Lang did when she was in the sculpture "The Bathing Girl" at that time that Xueer was unwilling to go out, teasing Xueer has become a great pleasure for him in his usual life. Lust does not depend on age but on means. Now Ye Canghuai is perfectly interpreting this sentence. Now, as long as the newly obtained carving materials, Ye Canghuai often looks at the materials and Xueer, look at Xueer and then look at the materials. After several times, Xueer must have been blushed and avoided. That shyness is really a beautiful scene in the world.

Ye Canghuai has no problem with making Xueer his wife. But Xueer's intelligence needs to be developed. Ye Canghuai not only wants to train a wife who can know and stay with her in a few years and like-minded, but also hopes to have a good wife. Even if it is only based on the current momentum, the Ye family in a few years may not be able to handle the Ye Laogen and Lu family clearly in a few years. Those senior brothers and juniors... are really good enough. Woodworking work is naturally fine, and it is simply terrible to encounter customer communication.

Xueer gently placed a plate of osmanthus paste with frosted osmanthus paste on the coffee table beside Ye Canghuai, then lifted the copper-mouthed kettle from the small pottery stove next to it, and added tea to the empty cup. Xueer said softly: "Young Master, the master asked me to tell you just now that the Governor sent someone to the shop to find you. You are not here. Later, the man left a message saying that the Governor asked you to go to the Governor's Mansion in the next few days."

Ye Canghuai thought for a while and asked, "Did that person tell me what the hell is?" If you want to talk about the Governor's Office, Ye Canghuai runs away every few days now. Peng Detian, the fourth son of the Governor, is only 14 years old this year, and he has a good time with Ye Canghuai. After a few days, Ye Canghuai and the Governor's family were also familiar with each other. If it weren't for any urgent matter, the Governor Peng Can would not have sent someone to call him. Anyway, at most three or five days, Ye Canghuai would have gone to find Peng Detian, or Peng Detian ran to the Ye family's yard to find him. Peng Can sent someone to the shop to call someone, but did not urge someone to call him at home, as if there was something urgent matter.

"It seems to be discussing the opening of next spring and the present gifts of Princess Zhaoping from all over the country. Wouldn't the little princess be ten years old next year?"

Although Dongping Kingdom can be called political cultivation, the royal rituals have become various stakes in various places. Ye Canghuai didn't know how other prefectures and counties were. Fortunately, in Liangzhou, several local officials were quite famous. Several times, according to the convention, Peng Hui only found a few local wealthy families and skilled craftsmen, and contributed money and effort to counteract the lack of value with ingenious objects. Peng Hui has been in charge of the military and political affairs of Yicheng for more than 10 years. Apart from several military struggles, he did not pay more taxes to the people. Since he encountered this incident again, the Ye family is a local wealthy family, and Ye Canghuai has surpassed his father Ye Laogen and became the number one craftsman in Yicheng, so it is naturally inevitable to have some hard work.

Ye Canghuai sighed, held the cup in his hand, and slowly turned his hands warm. Princess Zhaoping and Ye Canghuai were born on the same day of the same month and the same birthday was April. It is November now, and Yicheng is close to the seaside and north, and it is even colder. If you have to offer this birthday ceremony in the beginning of spring next year, it will be completed at least a month ago. Then Peng Can can book the inner palace that manages the royal ritual to present a gift list, and send troops to the capital Pingyang for more than a month. How could this royal ceremony be so hasty?

"Young Master, what kind of person is this Princess Zhaoping? It has always been normal to celebrate the prince's birthday. I have never heard of it before. Is this Princess Zhaoping very much loved by the emperor?" Xueer asked with a blink of an eye.

"It's not just love it. According to rumors, the emperor may love Princess Zhaoping more than the prince and other princes. It is said that Princess Zhaoping wants to play with flowers and grass, and loves small animals very much. Moreover, Princess Zhaoping is the eldest daughter of the emperor, and the prince and other princes have given birth to Princess Zhaoping. The emperor thinks that Princess Zhaoping brought him luck, and Princess Zhaoping is lively and gentle, not only the emperor likes it, but it seems that there is nothing in the entire capital who doesn't like her... But, since this, Princess Zhaoping's birthday should not be so hasty."

Ye Canghuai browed and smiled bitterly, "Even if he agreed with Lord Peng what to offer, raise funds from the rich people in the city, prepare materials, and add the time needed to start construction, it is too late. And to do things for the royal family, it is gorgeous and complex, and it is the most time to waste time."

"Young master, you've been idle lately, so just have fun? If you have good materials, then you'll have to do it twice. If you don't have good materials, you'll have to come up with ideas at most. What's the matter?" Xueer said.

Xue'er has always been very interested in Ye Canghuai, especially Xue'er's liveliness and open-mindedness. If she were an ordinary person, if she encountered such a gift to the royal family, she would probably be in the middle of the battle. Ye Canghuai did not have the same way as a ruler, minister, father, son, and son in his mind. A modern person has long understood that a class has its own sufferings. It is not easy for the emperor to be an emperor, and it is not necessarily a good thing to be a royal family. He is free by nature and does not like to deal with officials and powerful people the most. Such a person is arrogant and rude, and now he can

Relying on her "younger", ignorant and confused, she was confused everywhere. When she thought that she would have to deal with the powerful and powerful in the future, she felt a headache. If she had reason to shirk it, she didn't want to participate. Xueer, who was originally a mixed-race child, had followed Mohamed back and forth on the boat since she was a child, and she had no idea which country she was from, nor who she should be governed by. She only knew that her little master Ye Canghuai did not like those things. She spoke out loudly and even told Ye Canghuai's thoughts in her heart.

However, Ye Canghuai understood that he could think this way, but he could not do that. He could refuse, but if he refused and Peng Can failed this offering, he would probably have a hard time in the future.

"Oh," Ye Canghuai sighed, "I want to do it too. However, since the Governor sent someone to call me over, I would have to go there again tomorrow. It would be too active. If I messed up such a big deal, I would not be able to bear it. It would not be possible to hide too much. I deliberately rude away and I could not get over the face. I could only take one step at a time."

Although Xueer is a few years older than Ye Canghuai, she also knows in her heart that if she is steady and appropriate in dealing with people, this eldest son of the Ye family can be considered very experienced. Although Ye Laogen and his senior brother Xue Zhen usually manage customization business and receive VIPs, they always come to the end of the big order. Xueer doesn't care about anything else. Since Ye Canghuai has made a decision, that's it.

Suddenly, Xue'er's eyes lit up. She looked at the gadgets on the wide workbench and asked, "Young Master, what are these?"

The table was filled with small wood carvings from 5 inches tall. The shapes of these wood carvings are quite simple, including carriages, horses, soldiers, ladies, and even rare birds and beasts. But the most peculiar thing is the bright color of all these small wood carvings. At that time, almost all the homes were covered with pine paint and varnish, and various colors of paint have not been invented. It was quite difficult to color the wood.

Ye Canghuai smiled. He had just developed the method of coloring on wooden tools, although it was still a bit troublesome. In modern times, this is not a problem he needs to worry about, and it is actually not difficult to say. That is, find ores of the right color, crush them into extremely fine and even-proportioned particles in the right way, and mix them in the varnish and stir them well, and then color the surface of the wooden tools before the particles settle down. For Ye Canghuai, who is used to various modern pigments, no matter how high the quality is, it cannot be as clear and transparent as modern organic solvents, and the originally bright and dazzling mineral pigments look a little dull no matter what. However, this is already a very amazing result.

But Ye Canghuai couldn't think of how to explain the gadgets he carved. Most of them were 5-head bodies, with even more exaggerated Q-page items, which were very popular among the girls. Ye Canghuai put down the cup in his hand, stood by the workbench, and placed the red Tang suit doll in Xueer's palm. Such a big doll, if in modern times, most of them were made of plastic or plush, and were suitable as key rings or mobile phone chains. But now, although the things made of wood look like the same appearance, they are not flexible enough. Even so, in the eyes of Xueer, who has never seen such things, they are also comparable to rare treasures.

"These are all dolls for fun. Last time, I asked the owner of Songji Grocery Store in Chengnan to get me various colors of ores. I have been working on this in recent months. I finally figured out the coloring method. Do you like these gadgets?"

Xueer nodded like pounding garlic, but did not notice that Ye Canghuai's other hand was gently wrapped around her waist. One of the tricks to soaking a girl is to make the other party gradually turn physical contact into a habit. Ye Canghuai smiled in his heart and said, "If you like it, just use it for fun. I'll do something better for you."

Xueer's whole heart seemed to be occupied by the cute thing in her hand. She said almost dreamily: "If you have these fun things, don't do it if you give me a princess."

Ye Canghuai was unquestionable. Of course, he understood that if in modern times, no matter how noble a person was, he might be addicted to some small things. That was because the information in modern society was omnipresent, and it was difficult to make a person not know anything at all. Now, although the little girl in Princess Zhaoping might also like this kind of gadget, but this kind of gadget may not have the chance to hand it to the princess.

However, I have to say that even if it is not for the princess or something, this is a very good idea. Ye Canghuai is confident that he will turn these colorful little dolls into extremely interesting games.

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Chapter 4 upper limit

"Canghuai, don't smile so strangely, okay?" Peng Can looked bitter, as if he was facing such a big problem.
To be continued...