Chapter 285 Are there any girls learning embroidery?

This time it was Shen Qing's turn to be surprised.

Pinggu continued, "Master, can you ask if there are any girls in the village who are learning embroidery?

I am your servant and my craftsmanship is yours. You can set aside another room to run an embroidery workshop and pay them wages. The embroidery products should belong to you. You can then sell them together and earn more money.”

She had mentioned this to Madam Cao before, but Madam Cao felt that it was too troublesome. She had to recruit people, and even if she bought people, she would have to provide them with food and accommodation. Moreover, she would not see the money in a short period of time. It would take at least a year, and there was no guarantee that the people she bought would be of the right quality.

Secondly, they thought her cooking skills were excellent, or too good. Jincheng couldn't eat too much, and soon those wealthy families would stop buying it. Who would she sell it to?

The more you teach, the less you lose.

Thinking of this, she pursed her lips and told Madam Cao all her analysis.

Liu Cuihua was originally happy for Shen Qing, but after hearing Pinggu's subsequent words, her happiness turned into worry.

Yes, who would buy a piece of cloth that costs dozens of taels of silver?

Especially since there aren't that many officials and wealthy businessmen in Jincheng, they won't keep buying.

Shen Qing's eyes lit up and he was extremely satisfied!

"First of all, we don't have to worry about food and accommodation, nor do we have to hire anyone. There are plenty of ready-made girls in the village!

Especially the young ones, who cannot work in the brush workshop, and farm work is even more tiring. They don’t even get paid for the housework of feeding chickens, ducks, sheep, cooking, washing clothes, etc. It’s good to learn embroidery, at least they don’t have to do rough labor!

For farmers, even two or three years, let alone one year, is nothing. They can earn money after learning it, and they still need food and shelter at home anyway."

Pinggu Cuihua: .....That seems to be the case.

Shen Qing continued, "As for the fact that Jincheng can't afford your good cooking skills, that's not a problem at all. I also have a brush business, and Mr. Jiang and his three families also have sesame candy businesses. When the medicinal materials come in, Jincheng won't be able to afford them either!

It will eventually be shipped to other cities, and since embroidery is light, it can be taken along as well."

She secretly sold a few of them to the mall and earned hundreds of thousands of dollars!

In the future, the more categories the mall opens, the more places she will need to spend money. But with embroidery, she doesn't have to worry about not having enough balance in the mall.

This is equivalent to a bank deposit, a deposit that can be used to buy anything, and of course the more the better!

Pinggu:...How come the things that Madam Cao is worried about are not a big deal to Shen Qing?

Liu Cuihua suddenly thought: "Can my niece go in autumn or winter?"

The brush workshop has already recruited enough people, all of whom are young people in their prime. It is not known when the next batch of people will be recruited.

If you could learn the art of embroidery, wouldn't you wake up smiling even in your dreams? It also pays you, and it's not physically demanding, so it won't be tiring!

Pinggu first looked at Shen Qing.

Shen Qing certainly had no objection: "Sure, as long as they are interested."

Then I thought about the high level of delicacy required for embroidery. We are all rural children, so who hasn’t done rough labor since childhood?

She looked at Pinggu: "Is it true that hands cannot be too rough? What if they are rough? Are there any other requirements?

Talk to me about it, I'll go find Mr. Jiang, he's the village chief, and we'll discuss how to do it."

Pinggu replied respectfully, “Yes, the embroiderer’s hands are the most important, but they are all young children, so even if they are rough, there is still time to correct them;

I see that the soap in your house is very good, master. Clean it thoroughly. If you can't afford moisturizing cream, that's fine. Before going to bed at night, carefully apply any oil on your hands, massage them repeatedly, and then put on an oil paper bag and go to sleep.

Wait until the morning to clean it with soap. In addition, all nail hangnails should be trimmed and smooth. The hands holding the needle and thread should not be dirty, oily, or have burrs or scratches.

Another thing is that they can sit still and concentrate;

In the end, it all comes down to talent. Some people may not be good at embroidery at first, but over the years they become the best.”

Shen Qing understood.

"Okay, it's still early. I'll go find Mr. Jiang. You guys take a good rest at home."

Liu Cuihua stood up and said, "When you're done with this, I'll go home with you."

The curtains were opened, and Liu Cuihua frowned at the scattered falling snowflakes. "Why is it snowing again? It only stopped a few days ago."

Why is there something wrong with this day this year?

She muttered softly, "I'd better send Dafu and the others' bedding down so they can rest in the workshop. Otherwise, it would be bad if they delay their work."

But Shen Qing was thinking about building roads.

The ground finally dried up a little and was no longer muddy. We had been waiting to burn the soil in two days and burn the stones into gravel to pave the road. But with this snow, I'm afraid we don't know when we can build the road again.

When the two arrived at the big village, many families visited each other and discussed the snow.

"Hey Shen Qing, come quickly! Look at the weather today. The road surface has finally dried up a little, and the firewood is almost ready. Why is it raining again?"

"But the stones are still a long way off. Let it snow. We can slowly pick up the stones after the snow melts."

"The snow in Jincheng is much more frequent than in Qili Village in the past. No wonder it's so cold!"

Liu Cuihua wanted to say that it had not been so frequent in the past, but then she kept her mouth shut. This was only the second snowfall, and if it was a long time before, the villagers would be able to feel it without her saying anything.

"We are discussing whether we should build a small path first? Otherwise, if the snow keeps falling one after another, won't it take until next year?" Boss Zhao shouted.

Shen Qing asked curiously, "How do we make a small path?"

Jiang Ying explained, "It's just a small stone pestle built with stones every other step. That way, your feet won't get muddy and your clothes and trouser legs won't get dirty."

Shen Qing: .....You should have said it earlier.

“The downside is that it can’t last long. If too many people walk on it, the stones will soon be scattered all over the place, and it can only be used temporarily.

"But there's nothing we can do about it right now. We'll have to fix it as soon as the next day when things get better!" Jiang Ying said again.

Shen Qing: .....No wonder.

The others began to discuss how many people each family should contribute to build the temporary path.

This was obviously much smaller than the workload of road construction, so every household did not plan to send women to help and only let the men shoulder the burden.

The women who had some free time turned to Shen Qing to chat, mainly about Pinggu.

They heard the noise at noon and went out to ask a few questions, but everyone was in a hurry at that time and couldn't talk in detail. Now they have some free time to chat together.

Shen Qing spoke as detailed as she could - it was so hard to get everyone together, if she didn't explain everything at once, she would have to be questioned one by one when she was left alone!

The villagers don't care about boundaries. They are used to being carefree and are extremely curious even about the smallest things.

Later on, I also mentioned teaching embroidery.

"I'm planning to open another embroidery workshop. Pinggu will be in charge of teaching, and after students have learned, they will be paid according to the grade of their embroidery."