Er Liu explained, "This is a unique craft in our shop. Look, Madam, these sets each feature four different types of flowers. Each set is made into a hairpin, a bracelet, and earrings. Wearing them as a set will definitely make you the most beautiful in the crowd."

Zhang saw that it was indeed the one and was immediately interested. Wan'er pointed at the set with camellias and said, "Mother, I want this. I like camellias."

"Well, pack this one up, and the one with the orchid as well."

Er Liu said enthusiastically, "Yes, Madam, the total is three hundred taels of silver."

Zhang waved to the maid behind her, and the maid immediately took out the money and opened the box, which caught Er Liu's eyes. There was not only silver but also ten taels of gold.

They are really a wealthy family, they are very generous.

Nowadays, two taels of silver can equal an ordinary farmer’s annual harvest.

She had worked in the palace for more than ten years, and through hard work and frugality she had only managed to save thirty taels of silver.

It was time to give an account, and Er Liu came to the Jiang family with all the harvest for this month.

Jiang Tuantuan was also waiting for Erliu's arrival.

Looking at Er Liu's excited expression, she guessed that something good must have happened.

Er Liu opened the box and found nearly four hundred taels of silver inside.

Jiang Tuantuan said calmly, "Two sets of jewelry were sold?"

"As Madam expected, the orchids and camellias sold for three hundred taels, and the rest came from creams and soaps."

"You did a good job. Keep it up. Let Mai Feng and Madden come see me when we get back to the store."

"yes."

Jiang Tuantuan saw that they were not there for anything else but a salary increase. When Mai Feng and Madden arrived, they thought that their workload would increase again.

And the mental preparation is done.

Mai Feng said, "Boss, tell me, what do you want us to do this time?"

This made Jiang Tuantuan laugh. Who said I met you just to give you some work to do? It has been half a year since I last raised your monthly salary. I think you have performed well, so I plan to increase your monthly salary by one or two taels.

From now on, the monthly salary will be three taels of silver.

Mai Feng and Madden couldn't stop smiling. They kept thanking him and said they would work harder.

After returning to the shop, the two couldn't stop smiling. Er Liu asked curiously, "What good thing happened? You're so happy."

Madden blurted out, "Our monthly silver has increased to three taels."

Mai Feng originally wanted to stop Madden from speaking, but it was too late.

But let it be said. After listening to it, Er Liu congratulated the two of them for a long time.

When I first found out, I felt a little jealous, but then I thought, since the boss can increase their monthly salary, he will definitely increase mine as well, as long as I do a good job.

I feel like I have the motivation to work hard and make progress all of a sudden.

If you want your subordinates to work for you willingly, you must give them enough benefits, otherwise they will definitely lose interest after a while.

And you have to give it little by little. If you give it all at once, you won’t have anything to give later.

There are also two jewelry stores on this street. I heard that Jiangyue Pavilion sold two sets of jewelry.

The shop owners of the two companies became curious. Jiangyue Pavilion actually sells jewelry. Isn't this stealing business? The cake is only so big, and you took a big bite. What should we do?

So they immediately sent someone to investigate. When they got there, they asked the price directly. They learned that the jewelry had to be bought as a set, and a set cost 150 taels. The shopkeepers of both families were so embarrassed that they turned green.

You know, they are an old shop in the capital, and the hairpins and bracelets in the shop only cost twenty taels of silver.

Even so, there were very few buyers, and Jiangyue Pavilion sold two sets at once, which meant three hundred taels of silver, which was enough to cover the income of their shop for two or three months.

So the two shop owners conspired together and decided to severely cheat Jiangyue Pavilion, and it would be best if they could not continue to operate and leave this street.

This era places great emphasis on fame, wealth and piracy. If plagiarism is discovered, it will be unacceptable to the world, and your reputation will be damaged. No matter how well your work is made, no one will buy it.

Jiangyue Pavilion has two sets of jewelry, one set of roses and the other set of crabapple flowers.

Shopkeeper Liu said, "I have a similar rose bracelet at home, but the pattern is a little different. When I get back, I'll have the craftsman make some modifications, and it should be about 70% similar."

How about we both join forces and accuse Jiangyue Pavilion of plagiarism?

Shopkeeper Wang thought to himself, what a good idea! If it succeeds, it will benefit him. If it fails, he can put all the blame on Shopkeeper Liu, and it will have nothing to do with him. If he doesn't participate in such a good thing, he would be a fool.

Shopkeeper Liu asked the shop's craftsmen to modify it a little bit, and after showing it to Shopkeeper Wang, Shopkeeper Wang exclaimed: "It's really good, it shows all the beauty of the rose."

In fact, Shopkeeper Wang silently complained in his heart: "Although they look somewhat similar, they are actually very different. In terms of the exquisiteness of the carving, they are not on the same level."

However, we still need to cooperate.

Shopkeepers Wang and Liu came to Jiangyue Pavilion angrily with a table.

At this moment, there were several customers looking at jewelry in Jiangyue Pavilion.

Shopkeeper Liu didn't care about anything and just started shouting, "This Jiang Yue Pavilion is a black-hearted kid. They actually copied our jewelry."

The women who were still looking at the jewelry moved away from the cabinets.

Er Liu just looked at the two people in front of her quietly without saying a word. She wanted to see what tricks these two people were going to play.

Shopkeeper Liu continued, "My Liu's Silver Shop has been passed down for a century, and the craftsmanship is top-notch. I never thought that some villains would be so shameless as to imitate it."

"Look, it's this rose bracelet. My family sold it a few months ago, and Jiangyue Pavilion also has the same one."

Everyone looked at the bracelet in his hand and then at the one on the cabinet, and they were indeed very similar.

But after looking at them, the one from Jiangyue Pavilion is still brighter, and the bracelet in Manager Liu's hand always looks a bit weird.

Gradually, more and more people gathered around to watch the fun.

Jiang Tuantuan was strolling on the street. Seeing a lot of people gathered in front of him, he went over and saw that it was happening in his own shop. After asking the people next to him, he finally understood the whole story.

She wanted to rush over to solve the problem, but she stopped. She wanted to see how Er Liu would solve the problem.

Mai Feng and Madden in the backyard also heard the noise and ran out.

Er Liu looked at Shopkeeper Liu and said calmly, "Can you please let me see the person who carved this bracelet?"

Manager Liu didn't know what she wanted to do, but he still called her over.

Er Liu looked at the man coldly and said, "Did you carve this bracelet?"

The craftsman replied, "I carved it, but the idea came from our boss."

The craftsman actually knew what Manager Liu wanted to do. He was just a craftsman and didn't want to get involved in such things, so he just pushed the trouble directly to the manager.

Let's see how he solves it. Anyway, I, a skilled craftsman, will never starve to death no matter where I go. I am full of confidence.