Not The Sideburns I Know Chapter 157

Ervin tasted the food, clapped his hands and stood up to go out. Yang Baoli took the lead, squatting on the ground to help him put on his socks and shoes, and then hugged his legs and begged: "Where are you going, troupe owner? Take us to see the world! We are bored after taking a break from the performances these days!"

Ervin held his head and pushed him away, and walked forward on his own. The two children got the nod, and followed behind him excitedly, helping to carry clothes and suitcases. Ervin had nowhere to go except to restaurants and play cards, so today he went to Langfang to see some beauties. Ryan was driving the car, and Ervin sat in the back seat like a big boss and was pulled by him. When talking about taking a break, he sighed, "I'm almost exhausted from singing all day long! Which actor has a full theater like me, and treats me like a donkey pushing a millstone! It's just right to take a break, I'm tired too, I want to take a good break! I don't want to sing at all now! Singing every day is meaningless!" Ryan treated his words as farts. Ervin kicked Yang Baoli and said, "When will you two ba5tards finish their apprenticeship? I will have a rest. You just wander around and play around all day without paying attention, and I still have to support you!" In fact, Zhou and Yang, the two actors, were already considered young talents, but they could not compare with Ervin in his youth. Ervin became angrier and angrier as he spoke. He regretted bringing the two of them out to play and wanted to send them back to practice martial arts. Ryan's advice was ineffective. Yang Baoli was quick-witted and immediately brought out some gossip to lure Ervin: "We have another thing to tell the owner! The show is on hiatus these days, and Ren Wu, Ren Liu and Li Qiaosong have been naughty and have been visiting brothels together!" Ervin loved to hear such obscene secrets: "No wonder Ren Liu has so much to say!" Yang Baoli said: "As a result, when they got to the brothel, Ren Liu was doing it inside the room, and Ren Wu was just outside the door, eating peanuts, drinking wine, and waiting for his brother to finish." Ervin said: "Maybe there's not enough money." Yang Baoli shook her head and said: "Not enough money, no Waiting for the door! Li Qiaosong said he wanted to treat, but Ren Wu didn't agree. Later, guess what happened, Ren Wu had a clean and fair appearance, and he went there more often, so he was noticed by the top girl, who wanted to treat him for free! "Ervin smiled a little: "Was the treatment successful?" Yang Baoli chuckled and said, "How could it not be successful? The strange thing is that Ren Liu knew that his brother was treated by the girl, and he was so anxious that he caught his brother and wanted to set fire to the brothel! If Li Qiaosong hadn't stopped him, Ren Liu would have been beaten to death as a troublemaker! "Ervin thought for a while: "I know, Ren Liu likes his brother, so he is jealous." His idea was even stranger than Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Yang Baoli and Zhou Xiangyun were stunned and couldn't keep up the conversation. Ryan laughed twice: "You can see that, the one with the dirtiest heart among all of you in Shuiyun Tower is your boss!" Ervin was not convinced. Yang Baoli changed the subject and said, "There is another thing, boss. I don't know if Si Xier is addicted to opium or owes high-interest loans. He is so poor these days. I heard that you bought the headgear from Mr. Yu at a high price. I have been thinking about it and asked people to find a way to send the headgear to you!" Zhou Xiangyun felt pain when Si Xier was mentioned, and she moved uncomfortably. Ervin sneered twice: "I don't want anything he has worn for free! He wants to get money from me? What are you dreaming about! I won't even give him a funeral gift when he dies tomorrow!" Yang Baoli echoed: "It's what it means for evil people to get evil!"

There used to be many workshops in Langfang that made feather feathers, some for tribute, some for private use, and some for headwear. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, women's decorations underwent a major reform, and these workshops gradually could not be maintained. So far, only "One-eyed Xie" has survived. Because of the improper use of his eyes in his early years, Master Xie always squinted one eye to paste feathers. Over time, this eye was damaged, his eyelids drooped, and his cheeks twitched. Seeing Ervin coming, One-eyed Xie tucked his eyelids and stood up to greet him: "Oh! Boss Shang! Am I seeing right? I haven't seen you for a while! I miss you so much! I was just talking about you!" Ervin was generous, and people who saw him were as happy as seeing the God of Wealth. Ervin took off his cloak, lowered his head to look at One-eyed Xie's new work, and smiled: "Hello! How is your business?" One-eyed Xie said he was in luck and directed the waiter to serve tea to everyone. Ryan didn't like these, he crossed his legs and drank tea. Zhou Xiangyun and the other two saw gold, silver, pearls, shells, bird feathers and animal armor everywhere, everything was new and amazing, walking through them, it was a dazzle. They only knew what the finished product looked like when worn on the head, and seeing the original for the first time was like attending a class. Ervin was knowledgeable and calm, he held the hairpin under the light to take a closer look at the color, and said: "The style is just so-so, your craftsmanship is getting more and more refined, this batch of hair color is not bad!" One-eyed Xie rubbed his forehead and laughed: "These days, if the craftsmanship is a little worse, how can it be maintained today! Having said that, all these years are all thanks to Boss Shang's support, he is willing to patronize our shop and serve as our golden signboard! Hey! I heard that it was you who drew the pattern, and even if the young ladies don't comb their hair, they still buy two hairpins to put in their dressing boxes!"

Ervin smiled slightly, well prepared. He slowly pulled out a roll of oil paper from his sleeve and waved it to One-Eyed Xie. In order to match the but.terfly hairpin sent by Xue Zhicheng, he specially drew a set of headwear with the theme of but.terfly Love Flower: "Keep it and make it carefully. I will come to pick it up before the New Year. If it is a little off, you know my temper." One-Eyed Xie opened it and cried out with joy. He tucked the drawing paper in his arms in fear that someone would steal it. Ervin's aesthetic sense is really superb, and it is well-known. All the major embroidery workshops and silver shops that have dealings with him come to him for advice. Even the silk and satin made by Ryan often listen to his opinions to innovate the patterns.

Several people sat in the workshop for a while. The two little actors were enlightened. Ervin still looked straight ahead and had a calm attitude. He was proficient in everything related to opera. There was nothing in this small workshop that could surprise him. He would soon leave. Xie Yiyan was unwilling to accept this. It seemed that if he let Ervin go home like this, he would lose face and owe a favor. After thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Boss Shang, you brought your friends to play with me today, which is a face for me! I can't let you come for nothing. I will show you something amazing!" He went to the back room, personally brought out a cage, uncovered the black cloth, and found four kingfishers flying up and down inside!