Chapter 104 Missing Hometown
The embroidery workshop had been open for a few days, but business had been mediocre. Yun Xiangye calculated the daily revenue and found a small surplus, so she felt relieved.
There are so many embroidery workshops, clothing shops and brocade stores in Chang'an City. It is not easy to compete for business among them.
On February 25th, Gu Yan had a day off, so he had time to come and help Yun Xiangye sell clothes.
Gu Yan looked at Yun Xiangye in the embroidery workshop and said, "This Jinxiu Street is not like Zhuque Street. The wives and daughters of officials and wealthy businessmen often go to Zhuque Street and rarely come to Jinxiu Street. No wonder your business here is so mediocre."
Yun Xiangye said, "How could I not know that there are more customers on Zhuque Street than Jinxiu Street? But the shops on Zhuque Street are not cheap."
"My family owns several shops on Zhuque Street." Gu Yan said, "Why don't you move to Zhuque Street?"
Yun Xiangye said, "No need. I think Jinxiu Street is pretty good. I'll go to the backyard to embroider clothes, and you go to the door of the embroidery workshop to greet guests."
Gu Yan's eyes darkened and he frowned slightly, "You want me to stand at the door to welcome guests?"
Yun Xiangye said, "Didn't you say you would help me sell clothes during the holidays? If you stand outside the door, you should be able to attract a lot of business for me."
After all, Gu Yan is indeed good-looking, and it is rare to find a man in this world who has a face more handsome than his.
When she was in Yongxing City, Gu Yan's appearance had attracted many wealthy ladies' business for her.
Gu Yan took a deep breath and said, "Yun Xiangye, you want me, a dignified fourth-rank imperial censor, to stand at the door to welcome guests?"
Yun Xiangye: "As the son-in-law of the Five Colors Embroidery Workshop, what's wrong with you standing at the door to welcome guests?"
Gu Yan frowned slightly, looked into Yun Xiangye's eyes and said, "This place is not like Yongxing City. If you let me greet customers and sell clothes at the door, how can I hold my head up in front of my colleagues?"
Yun Xiangye didn't force it, saying, "If you don't want to, forget it. Then go back. Why bother pretending to be willing to help me sell clothes..."
After Yun Xiangye finished speaking, she took Nuonuo's hand and went to the embroidery room.
Gu Yan looked at Yun Xiangye's back, and finally took a deep breath, standing at the door to welcome guests for the Five Colors Embroidery Workshop. Well, if Yun Xiangye didn't go her way, who knows how she would make trouble again.
It would be better to welcome guests for her. When her business gets better, she should be happier.
Although there are not as many daughters of wealthy businessmen and officials on Jinxiu Street as on Zhuque Street, there are still some daughters of small officials and businessmen who come here for a walk.
When many ladies saw such an outstanding-looking man standing at the entrance of the Wuse Embroidery Workshop, they took a few more glances at him and then went into the workshop.
Around noon, an official's daughter recognized Gu Yan, and she asked her maid to tell her close friends. By the afternoon, more and more daughters came to see the Prince of Ning.
Yun Xiangye was in the embroidery room, looking at the lists of clothes that the maid in front kept bringing her, and she hurried to the shop in front.
The shop, which was once deserted, is now finally crowded with customers.
Yun Xiangye raised her eyes and saw Gu Yan standing at the door. She walked up to Gu Yan and asked, "You didn't leave?"
Gu Yan said: "If I leave, won't you be arguing with me for several days? Forget it, reputation is not important, my life is important."
Yun Xiangye murmured softly, "I won't make trouble with you anymore."
Gu Yan frowned slightly as he listened. He held Yun Xiangye's hand and said, "It's a rare day off. I'll take you and Nuonuo to walk around Chang'an City in the afternoon."
Yun Xiangye said, "No, Nuonuo fell asleep during her lunch break. We have received so many clothing orders, we have to rush to make them as soon as possible."
Gu Yan held Yun Xiangye's hand tightly and said, "Did you recruit so many embroiderers for nothing? It's just right that Nuonuo is fast asleep. It's been a long time since we went boating on the lake together."
Gu Yan held Yun Xiangye's hand and went to the place where they had cruised on the lake last time.
The spring river water is warm and the sun is shining, and there are many cruise ships on the lake at this moment.
Yun Xiangye looked at the rippling lake and recalled the day when she and Gu Yan first met. At that time, she fell into the lake. It was not that she could not swim, but her clothes happened to be cumbersome and got tangled, so she could not paddle.
There were many cruise ships on the lake that day, but only Gu Yan was closest to her.
When Gu Yan rescued her, she had only one thought in her mind: this young man was so handsome.
After Yun Xiangye gave Gu Yan some silver as a thank you, she thought they would never have the chance to meet again.
Who would have known that he would become seriously ill and dying because of saving himself from drowning, and had to have a wedding to cheer him up.
After three years of marriage, they had a daughter. If they were still in Yongxing City, Yun Xiangye would like to live a good life with him.
The family of three lived in harmony and happiness in the small embroidery workshop.
After coming to Chang'an, everything changed.
Gu Yan embraced Yun Xiangye and said, "It's rare to relax in the lake. It's really pleasant. It reminds me of the day when I first met you. Your smile was very bright that day. You should smile more often."
Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan. Who made her stop smiling?
Yun Xiangye said, "If you were not the Prince of Ning, but the young master of the Renyuan Pharmacy in Yongxing City, it would be fine. Before I married you, I saw your aunt speaking fluent Yongxing dialect, and she didn't even ask you if you were from Yongxing. If I knew you were not from Yongxing City, I probably wouldn't want to marry you."
Yun Xiangye still married Gu Yan. After Gu Yan recovered from his serious illness, she saw that he could not speak the Yongxing City dialect and realized that he was not from Yongxing City. It was too late to regret by then because she had already married him.
To tell you a funny thing, nowadays many aristocratic families in Chang'an City looked down on her because she was born in a small city. But three years ago, she really despised Gu Yan because he was not from Yongxing City but a merchant from another place.
Yongxing City is a land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River. It has always been prosperous and has picturesque scenery all year round. Hundreds of years ago, the world was in the midst of war, and many noble families came to Yongxing City to settle down.
In particular, Yongxing City has much more delicious food than Chang'an.
In Yongxing, there are already many fresh spring products, such as bamboo shoots stuffed with dried tofu dumplings made with mugwort leaves, bamboo shoots, duck and ham stew, and sesame oil dressed with amaranth...
Yun Xiangye thought that she would not be able to eat it this year and would have to wait until next year.
Gu Yan listened to Yun Xiangye's words, frowned slightly, and held Yun Xiangye's hand tightly, "Chang'an City is under the feet of the emperor, the prosperous Chang'an, a place that many people in the world yearn for. How can the young man in Chang'an City be inferior to the young man in your Yongxing City?"
Yun Xiangye whispered: "No matter how good Chang'an is, I can't feel a sense of belonging. Only Yongxing City is my hometown."
It has been almost half a year since I left Yongxing City, and Yun Xiangye really misses it.
Gu Yan frowned slightly as he listened to Yun Xiangye's words: "How can you not feel a sense of belonging? Wherever Nuonuo and I are is your home."
Yun Xiangye did not argue much with Gu Yan. She had never felt a sense of belonging to Chang'an because of Gu Yan, and she would have to leave sooner or later anyway.
Seeing that Yun Xiangye did not refute, Gu Yan simply took her to the bow of the boat to go fishing and stopped talking about those unpleasant things.
"Cousin, cousin."
Gu Yan heard a greeting and saw Zhao Rui waving at them on the deck of the approaching pleasure boat.
Gu Yan held Yun Xiangye's hand and said, "Let's go to the pleasure boat?"
Yun Xiangye nodded and followed Gu Yan onto the pleasure boat.
As soon as she entered the pleasure boat, Yun Xiangye frowned. She didn't expect that Zhao Yun was also on the pleasure boat, and Wei Xi was standing next to Zhao Yun.
Yun Xiangye and Gu Yan bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."
Wei Xi stared at Gu Yan blankly. Wei Qian coughed lightly beside her, and Wei Xi came to her senses. "I didn't expect to see cousin Yan and...cousin-law here."
Wei Xi glanced at Yun Xiangye with hatred.
When Yun Xiangye saw Wei Xi calling her "cousin", she felt like the sun was rising in the west.
But when he saw that Wei Xi was almost sticking to Zhao Yun, he quickly understood that Wei Xi really wanted to become the Crown Princess?
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