The streets were lined with stalls, and the shouts of vendors rose and fell.
Almost every stall was crowded with people buying New Year's goods.
"Young lady, look at my purse! It was all hand-embroidered by an old lady, stitch by stitch. It's so exquisite and beautiful..." At this moment, an old woman selling embroidery called out to the two of them.
Rong Qingqing looked in the direction of the sound.
Everyone else's stalls were crowded with people, but this stall was very deserted.
Seeing what she was selling, she vaguely understood.
Nowadays, women are all skilled at needlework; there are almost no women who can't do needlework, except for her and Shangguan Yanran, of course.
Nowadays, most women make their own embroidered pouches like these, and rarely buy them from outside, except for a very few who don't know needlework.
Therefore, these embroidery stalls naturally became rather deserted.
Seeing the old woman's eager eyes, she pulled Shangguan Yanran over.
"Young lady, buy one," the old woman said, breathing on it as she handed over a purse embroidered with plum blossoms.
Rong Qingqing took it and examined it.
Although the fabric wasn't top-quality, the embroidery was clearly excellent.
"Auntie, did you embroider this yourself?"
"No, it's my mother-in-law," the old woman said with an awkward smile. "My own embroidery skills aren't good enough."
Rong Qingqing looked at the various embroidery items on the stall and asked curiously, "Did she embroider all of these by herself?"
The old woman said hesitantly, "Yes. To be honest, my husband passed away from illness a few years ago, leaving us, a widow and her children, behind. To make a living, my mother-in-law, despite her advanced age, still has to do embroidery every day."
Shangguan Yanran felt a pang of sympathy upon hearing this and looked at Rong Qingqing, "Isn't your clothing shop still hiring female workers who are good at embroidery? Why don't you help the old lady? I think her mother-in-law's embroidery skills are quite good. Look at these embroidered flowers, how beautiful and exquisite they are."
Upon hearing this, Rong Qingqing glanced at her helplessly, "That also depends on whether they are willing to go."
Shangguan Yanran quickly looked at the old woman, "We'd like to introduce you to a job, would you like it?"
The old woman was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, "What kind of work?"
"Jinxiu Clothing Shop is still recruiting embroiderers who are skilled in needlework. If you are interested, you can talk to her about it," Shangguan Yanran said enthusiastically.
The old lady had naturally heard of Jinxiu Clothing Shop. The clothes there were outrageously expensive, and only the wealthy could afford them. Although the clothes were outrageously expensive, the business was surprisingly booming and was very popular with the ladies.
The old woman looked at Shangguan Yanran, then at Rong Qingqing, and hesitated.
Rong Qingqing said, "The embroiderers at our Jinxiu Clothing Shop are paid quite well. If they do a good job, they can earn five taels of silver a month. You can consider it first, and if you want to go, just go to Jinxiu Clothing Shop and find Manager Liu."
When the old woman heard that she could receive five taels of silver a month, her eyes widened instantly. "Even if I sell everything I can in a month, I can barely earn one tael of silver. Five taels of silver... this..."
Rong Qingqing smiled and said, "The salary isn't low, but it's quite tiring. Why don't you go back and ask your mother-in-law what she thinks? By the way, how old is your mother-in-law this year?"
"She's almost fifty," the old woman said, then quickly added, afraid her mother-in-law might think she was too old, "but my mother-in-law is still quite healthy and has good eyesight." After saying that, she looked a little embarrassed, clearly feeling awkward about letting her elderly mother-in-law go out to work.
"Being a little older is fine, as long as you're healthy and can handle the work at the clothing shop," Rong Qingqing reassured her.
Upon hearing this, the old woman smiled simply, "Thank you, young lady." Then, she sighed, "If I could, I wouldn't want my mother-in-law to come out and work, but I have three young children at home, and my mother-in-law is someone who can't stay idle..."
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