Although she didn't quite understand, out of trust in Madam Lu, Ye Ersao did not express any objection.
After returning to the dumpling restaurant, Madam Lu called several embroiderers together.
Qingtian said mysteriously, "Second Aunt, guess who the next guest is?"
When Ye Ersao heard Qingtian ask this, she felt that it must be someone she knew, so she guessed, "Could it be Madam Qin?"
"Even if it's not right, it's not far off!" Qingtian said something he had just learned from Mr. Wei when he was teaching Qin Hexuan, "It's Madam Qin's sister, the Princess of Rui."
When they heard that they were going to make clothes for the Princess of Rui, before Ye Ersao could react, several embroiderers became excited.
"Really? Are the fabrics we've been embroidering these days for Princess Rui?
"I thought the princess's clothes were all made by the palace embroiderers, but I didn't expect that she would also have clothes made outside!"
"We've really made it this time. We can even make clothes for the princess."
The embroiderers became more and more excited as they talked, chattering non-stop.
Although clothes had been made for Queen Beatrice before, in their eyes, Princess Rui's status was obviously more noble.
"This is truly a blessing from my ancestors. I never thought I'd have the chance to make clothes for the princess again in this lifetime!"
"We have this opportunity thanks to Mrs. Ye!"
"Yes, yes, if it weren't for Second Sister Ye's excellent clothing making, which attracted the princess and the queen to come to her for clothing making, how could we little embroiderers have such a good opportunity?"
But it’s no wonder they are excited.
For them, Ye Ersao's job is not stable and may only be temporary in the short term.
However, embroidering clothes for Princess Rui can bring them real benefits when they take on jobs or work in embroidery workshops in the future.
Everyone's excitement also surprised Ye Ersao. She hadn't even gone to measure the size of Princess Rui, so how come even the embroidery part was already done?
Seeing that Ye Ersao's face was full of questions, Madam Lu signaled Qingtian to stop keeping her in suspense.
So Qingtian explained to Ye Ersao, "Second Aunt, it's like this.
“When you make a suit of clothes now, although embroidery is just an embellishment, it is also the most time-consuming.
"You have to wait until everyone has finished embroidering the patterns before you can start making clothes. The embroiderers also have to wait until you have finished making the clothes and measured the size for the next customer before they can start embroidering. This will waste more time.
"So Mr. Lu asked me to come up with a solution. I pondered it for a long time before finally coming up with a solution that Mr. Lu thought was feasible!"
Qingtian wrinkled his nose and stuck out his tongue.
In order to come up with a method that would make Mr. Lu agree, she has been thinking really hard recently.
In the end, she only came up with a vague idea, and the rest was improved and detailed with the help of Madam Lu.
"The method is to let the customer choose the fabric and pattern first, and then let the embroiderers start embroidering while you are making clothes for the previous customer.
“By the time you finish the previous customer’s clothes and go to measure the new customer’s size, the embroidery here will be almost done.
“This way, Second Aunt can start making clothes right after she comes back from the guests.
"Of course, the biggest problem with doing this is that it will waste some fabric.
"But compared to the increased speed, the little bit of fabric wasted is almost negligible.
"And Mr. Lu has also studied the areas where the embroiderers are better at. Now they are working together to embroider, and their speed is even faster than before!"
Qingtian spoke a lot of words in one breath, and Ye Ersao was a little confused. She thought it was amazing that Qingtian, a little kid, could speak so fluently.
It is because Qingtian is so smart that Madam Lu gave this matter to her.
Although she didn't quite understand some of the content, Ye Ersao understood the part about making clothes right away.
What she used to do was to first take the customer's measurements and let the customer choose the pattern. After returning, she would cut the fabric and start embroidering, and then start sewing the clothes.
Nowadays, the fabric is cut into a wider width first, and then the embroiderers start embroidering in advance, and then she cuts and sews according to the customer's size.
It is indeed a waste of fabric, but as Qingtian said, compared to the money that can be earned from making a set of clothes, wasting a little fabric can make a lot more clothes. Not only is there no loss, but more money can be earned.
After all, summer is limited, and no one can say how long this trend will last.
"Although I don't know much else, this way of making clothes is indeed faster. Should I go and take the measurements of Princess Rui and start cutting and making clothes now?"
When Mrs. Ye thought about the fact that she also needed to go to the palace and measure the size of Princess Rui herself, she couldn't help but start to get nervous.
For her, this is several times more difficult than going to the Duan family.
Madam Lu nodded and said, "I know you are afraid of dealing with strangers, but there is no way this time. After all, the Princess of Rui has a special status.
“I can’t even open my mouth to ask someone to come here and measure my size.
“And your biggest advantage is that you can change the cut and sewing of clothes according to the customer’s body shape.
“Otherwise I would have hired someone to do these chores for you.
"But don't worry, I will arrange for future customers to come to my house to measure their sizes, choose materials and patterns."
Mrs. Ye didn't expect that Madam Lu would be so thoughtful of her. She was immediately flattered and kept thanking her.
"Thank you for your hard work, Madam Lu. I have been really bothering you so much recently just for this little thing of mine!"
"It's okay, I'm just trying to teach Qingtian a lesson!"
Old Madam Ye passed by the door and came in after hearing this and said, "No matter who it is for, you are helping our Ye family.
"We, the Ye family, must thank you."
"Old lady, you are being so polite. Who made me like Qingtian?" Mrs. Lu said with a smile, "I don't have any children myself, and I probably won't get married in the future.
"So Qingtian is not only my apprentice, but I also treat her like my own daughter.
“I don’t have any special talents, but I have loved making money since I was a child, and I have been studying how to make money over the years.
"It's rare that Qingtian is not only smart, but also very studious and talented in this area. Naturally, I have to pass on all these skills to her."
"No matter what, you have done a great favor to our Ye family," Old Madam Ye said with emotion. "We don't know how to repay you!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Lu smiled and said, "It would be great if I could come to your house more often for a few meals in the future!"
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