—Story Synopsis—
The Great Liang Dynasty had well and truly fallen.
As the rebel army approached the city gates and the capital was on the verge of collapse, the idle Prince Shen Sh...
Chapter 93 Chapter 93 1
Chen Moer slept on the top bunk, and she climbed up easily. Others also heard the details of Chen Moer catching the thief from outside, and heard that the thief even took out a knife and wanted to stab people. They were all scared and felt that Chen Moer was too bold.
But they were also very impressed. The passengers who saw it with their own eyes were all talking about it, saying that the female comrade acted cleanly and efficiently, and subdued the man in just a few moves. Some people even suspected that Shen Moli was actually a police officer, and that she saw injustice on her business trip and caught a thief.
Shen Moer leaned against the head of the bed and listened to them talking. She couldn't help but laugh when she heard some exaggerations.
So we can see how outrageous the rumors are.
There is nothing to do in the car, except reading, chatting, eating and sleeping.
You don't need a ticket to buy food on the train. Chen Moer bought a plate of stir-fried pork with rice. I can only say that the ingredients are good but the taste is really average. However, people are short of oil and water these days, so being able to eat a meat dish without a ticket is already very good.
At night, Shen Moer gradually fell asleep in the swaying train. Somehow, she seemed to dream of the scene during the Daliang period. She was sitting in a carriage, following the emperor's sedan chair from a distance, to Qingliang Mountain to escape the summer heat.
The carriages of the prince, princess, and her father were all in front. She had a bit of heat stroke and leaned against the carriage groggy. Her personal maid brought in a bowl of iced osmanthus cake: "Princess, this is the prince..."
Before Shen Moer got the osmanthus sugar cake, she woke up with a start. When she opened her eyes, she saw the ceiling of the carriage very close to her, and in her ears she heard the rumbling sound of the train moving.
The journey was so long. At the beginning, I felt that everything was new and I could spend a long time looking at the scenery outside the window. But later, the novelty gradually disappeared. Even Li Xinmei, who said at the beginning that she wanted to take a good look at the scenery along the way and tell her Maomao about it when she got home, finally collapsed on the bed, too lazy to look anymore.
When we arrived in Guangzhou, a group of people got off the train, all looking a little dusty.
Someone from the Southern Province Department of Commerce had already come to arrange accommodation and travel for the entire trading group. As soon as a group of people got off the train, they were stuffed into the bus again.
The car was driving slowly on the wide road of Guangshi. Shen Moer looked out the window curiously. Guangshi was indeed a place that could host the China Import and Export Fair. The city looked much more prosperous than the provincial capital of Nan Province. Tall and beautiful buildings could be seen from time to time on the roadside.
“Isn’t this road too wide and this house too tall?”
Li Xinmei sat next to Shen Moer and exclaimed in a low voice. When she came out of the train station, she walked with Liu Yinshuang. As a result, no matter what she said along the way, Liu Yinshuang always looked like "You are so ignorant, there is nothing to be surprised about". Li Xinmei felt that she could not get along with her, so she simply switched with Jin Caifei and squeezed next to Shen Moer.
Chen Moer nodded. In fact, the city gate tower of Daliang's capital and the Golden Throne Hall in the imperial palace were also very tall, but they took countless skilled craftsmen countless years to build. There were only a few of them in the whole Daliang, unlike the buildings in this city, exhibition halls and venues, which could be seen almost everywhere.
"Yeah, it's a good thing I followed you into the embroidery factory, otherwise I would never have the chance to see so much in my life."
Li Xinmei is really grateful to Chen Moli. They are a family of three. Now she works as a worker in an embroidery factory, Chen Zhuangzhuang works with Fu Zhiqing on the experimental field, and Maomao goes to school in the county. It can be said that everyone has his or her own job and their life is prosperous. It is completely different from the past when they had to work day by day on the farm.
Li Xinmei feels that she has more goals in life now. Even though she has been working overtime to meet production targets, she is happy to do so.
Shen Moer smiled and said, "You passed the assessment and entered the factory. You should be grateful for your efforts."
Almost all rural women know how to sew, but many feel that it is not worthwhile to spend half a year learning embroidery for an embroidery factory workshop that they don't even know when it will be built. Li Xinmei and her colleagues were able to enter the ninth workshop under great pressure and with a lot of effort.
The Nan Province Department of Commerce booked a guesthouse not far from the Canton Fair venue. The accommodation conditions in the guesthouse were good, with four people in a room and a small private bathroom.
"It has to be Guangzhou. There are no guesthouses with such good conditions in other places." Jin Caifei used to travel frequently on business and had been to many cities, so he has a lot to say in this regard.
Li Xinmei: "Yes, this place is more comfortable than home."
After traveling through time for more than a year, Shen Moer has become very accustomed to taking things as they come. For her, the conditions of this guesthouse room are certainly not good, but she is very satisfied with the independent bathroom. After all, a large bathroom is not as convenient as the one in the room.
Only Liu Yinshuang curled her lips and said, "Not bad at all!"
Shen Moer knew what was going on with Liu Yinshuang. She guessed that the world would undergo great changes and developments in the near future, and the living standards of ordinary people would be very good in the future, so Liu Yinshuang was not very satisfied with everything now.
Li Xinmei already knew what kind of person Liu Yinshuang was. Not to mention the journey, just take the factory for example. She was always disliking this and that. If you didn't know her, you would think she was some princess in trouble.
Li Xinmei had no other ideas. Anyway, everyone in their Liuqiao Commune knew that Liu Yinshuang's mind had been a little abnormal since she fell on the mountain. For a person with an abnormal mind, nothing he said or did was strange!
Only Jin Caifei felt a pain in his heart and almost vomited blood on the spot.
It happened on the road before. Jin Caifei had been to Guangzhou before and wanted to introduce Liu Yinshuang to her. But no matter what she said, Liu Yinshuang always had an expression that said "it's just so-so", which made Jin Caifei choke.
Now it's happening again.
Jin Caifei looked at Shen Moli and Li Xinmei in confusion, not understanding why their expressions were so calm.
After resting in the guesthouse for one night, everyone rushed to the venue to set up the exhibition hall the next day.
The Nan Province Embroidery Factory was arranged in the textile and clothing exhibition area. Due to the great reputation of the Nan Province Embroidery Factory, the exhibition area was very well located. As long as foreign businessmen entered this exhibition area, they would undoubtedly see the booth of the Nan Province Embroidery Factory.
The headquarters of the embroidery factory has eight workshops, and the goods brought are naturally dazzling, including various fabrics, embroidery pieces, ready-made clothes, and embroidery handicrafts framed in glass frames.
It is said that there are only eight pieces of embroidery crafts in total, which were specially brought in to enhance the grade and aesthetics of the booth and will not be sold to the public.
After the exhibits from the headquarters were hung up, Li Xinmei whispered to Shen Moer silently: "I think the exhibits from our workshop are still the best looking."
Having said that, Li Xinmei was actually still very nervous.
Because the patterns and styles at the headquarters are very rich, and the colors are bold and bright, with many red and green combinations, Li Xinmei thinks they are very good.
Of course, there were three exhibits in their ninth workshop that used bold colors, but most of the others were very plain and elegant. Li Xinmei was actually very worried that the sales of their exhibits would not be as good as those from the headquarters.
Shen Moer had communicated with the headquarters in advance that the exhibits of their ninth workshop would not be displayed together with the exhibits of the headquarters. Instead, a small space was allocated to them on the side of the booth of the Southern Province Embroidery Factory. Shen Moer did not take out the exhibits, but took Li Xinmei and others to clean this corner carefully, and then spread a piece of black velvet cloth on the booth.
"You guys have it all set up already?"
Chen Jiahua came over and saw it, and couldn't help asking.
Shen Moer nodded: "We only have ten exhibits in total, and they are all small and delicate things. There is no need to display them now."
Chen Jiahua thought about it and it made sense. She was the team leader at the headquarters, so she asked a question and then went back to doing her own thing.
On the other side of the booth, several people from the headquarters of the Southern Province Embroidery Clothing Factory were chatting while sorting out the exhibits. A female comrade named Weng Huijun glanced at Ying Jun and said with a smile, "The ninth workshop has made quite a big fuss. I wonder what the products are like. They are not just silver-plated guns. They came to the Canton Fair to show off. Don't embarrass yourself abroad."
Although Ying Jun was punished for the incident in the ninth workshop, he seems to have risen again recently because of some leader he got involved with. People in the factory are now saying that he may be promoted to section chief after returning from the Canton Fair. Naturally, Weng Huijun is happy to flatter him.
Ying Jun laughed sarcastically: "A makeshift team."
But he didn't say much. For some reason, Chen Jiahua particularly admired Shen Moer and Zeng Huiru. She didn't express her opinion at all when they were in Liuqiao Commune, but when Ying Jun returned to the provincial capital, he discovered that she seemed to admire Shen Moer as well.
Ying Jun couldn't understand. He had clearly investigated and found out that Chen Moer was a native rural person. Her ancestors for three generations had never been to the provincial capital. It was impossible for her to have any backers in the provincial capital. But since Chen Jiahua and Zeng Huiru both supported Chen Moer, he would not deliberately cause trouble for Chen Moer.
Mao Jianxin had already inquired about it. There were only ten exhibits in the ninth workshop this time. There was nothing special about them, just some embroidery pieces, handkerchiefs and so on. It was estimated that they would not cause any trouble.
For other workshops, it would be enough to produce some mediocre things and have sales similar to those in previous years. However, for the ninth workshop, ever since the province decided to build a factory, it has been carrying the expectations of the leaders. Let alone mediocre sales, even if the sales are slightly higher than those of other workshops, the leaders probably won't be satisfied.
It must be a big hit to justify the embroidery factory's investment in the ninth workshop.
Ying Jun thought it was impossible. A group of rural women in a remote place at the foot of a mountain could come up with something that would become a big hit? Oh, just dream on.
Ying Jun felt that he didn't need to do anything. He just had to wait and see how the sales of the ninth workshop would be dismal.
In fact, many people at the Embroidery Factory headquarters share the same idea as Ying Jun.
Their Nan Province Embroidery Factory is a national key enterprise with a history dating back to before the founding of the People's Republic of China. It enjoys a very high profile and reputation in the country. Each of their workshops has its own flagship product. In various production competitions and selection awards held after the founding of the People's Republic of China, even if they did not win the first place, they would definitely be among the best.
As a member of the Nan Province Embroidery Factory, they were very proud and proud. However, they did not expect that the factory suddenly decided to build a workshop in a subordinate commune of Jiangbei County. It is said that they have high hopes for the newly built ninth workshop, believing that this ninth workshop can solve the problem of declining sales performance of the factory in recent years.
Is this a joke?
Many people at the Southern Province Embroidery Factory were dissatisfied and wondered what rights the Ninth Workshop had.
So now those who are participating in the exhibition are just there to watch the fun.
Shen Moer didn't know what these people were thinking. After setting up the booth, she saw that it was still early, so she decided to take a walk around the area and familiarize herself with the surrounding geographical environment.
Jin Caifei had been here before, but had no interest in going out for a walk, so he said that he hadn't seen the people from the headquarters for a long time and wanted to go over to chat and keep in touch. So Shen Moer took Li Xinmei and Liu Yinshuang away.
Jin Caifei was a very smooth person. After all, she also wanted to go back to the provincial capital, so she always kept an eye on the developments at the headquarters. She also knew that Ying Jun seemed to be on the rise again recently, so she ran over and exchanged a few words with Ying Jun first.
She had a good relationship with Mao Jianxin, so Ying Jun gave her face and chatted with her casually.
Weng Huijun couldn't help but ask Jin Caifei: "What exhibits did you bring to Workshop 9? You are so secretive and don't display them."
Jin Caifei: "Well, it's not mysterious, it's just that there are only so many things, and I'm afraid I'll lose them if I put them out there."
Ying Jun curled his lips and said, "This time, your Ninth Workshop should show its strength. Don't let your sales volume exceed that of the main factory."
Jin Caifei smiled awkwardly: "How is that possible? I'd be satisfied if I could achieve sales similar to that of the main factory workshop."
Although the exhibits were collected by Shen Moer and she did not see them, Jin Caifei had seen them when everyone was embroidering in the workshop before. They were beautiful, but a little plain and indeed not in line with the current mainstream aesthetic.
Jin Caifei was not sure about the Canton Fair, but she felt it would be very difficult for her to sell this product domestically.
What's the point of looking noble? Now the whole country is advocating hardship and simplicity. Who dares to use this?
Foreigners, I think it’s the same for them. Don’t they like bright and pretty things? Don’t they like those?
Jin Caifei felt that Shen Moli's decision was problematic, but she was in charge of purchasing and sales, and had no say in production matters. She was too lazy to say anything, after all, it was not her problem if the product was unpopular.
At the same time, Shen Moer and the others were already strolling on the streets near the venue.
You know what, probably because the trade fair is about to start, the nearby streets are particularly busy, and from time to time you can see one or two foreigners with blond hair, blue eyes, or dark skin.
"Oh my, why do these people look like monsters in books?" Li Xinmei whispered.
Liu Yinshuang had a look on her face that said, "You're really surprised by this." She said, "It's just that our races are different. We are yellow, so our skin is a bit yellow. They are white or black, so they look different from us."
She gave an analogy: "Just like there are different breeds of pigs, there are large white pigs, black pigs, and wild boars, they all look different."
Li Xinmei: “…”
Li Xinmei couldn't help but ask: "Xiao Liu, how do you know so much?"
It's true, even though Liu Yinshuang always looks like this is not good and that is not good, but when everyone goes out together, Li Xinmei can more or less feel that Liu Yinshuang is not just bragging, she seems to really know a lot.
Anyway, Li Xinmei had no idea what race was before.
There are different kinds of pigs, but it turns out there are also different kinds of humans?
Liu Yinshuang hesitated and said, "Then I am good at studying. You can ask Chen Moer. I used to study very well in school. I am also studious. I have read a lot of books. Reading thousands of books is like traveling thousands of miles. The more you read, the more knowledge you will gain. What's so strange about this?"
Shen Moer: “…”
She, no, it was the original owner. The original owner and Liu Yinshuang were not familiar with each other in school, so how could she care about Liu Yinshuang's academic performance? Besides, even if her academic performance was good, you were a junior high school student, how could you understand so much? Those children with good academic performance in the commune middle school didn't know this.
Also, your eyes are wandering and your tone is exaggerated, it doesn't sound real!
Then Shen Moer heard Li Xinmei say: "That's true, reading is really useful. You know so much because you like reading. Fu Zhiqing likes reading and can grow crops better. I will definitely let my Maomao study hard when I go back!"
Shen Moer: “…”
Her Fu Zhiqing is a man of real talent and knowledge!
Different from the liar Liu Yinshuang!