"Are you the new resident here?"
The middle-aged woman looked at him and spoke.
Hua Wanchi smiled and said, "My sister and I have just moved here. I wonder if you have any advice for me, Auntie?"
She used the identity of a man to move around here mainly for convenience, after all, there were many restrictions on women in ancient times.
But she said this, of course, to find a reasonable excuse for switching between the two body types. After all, maybe some scenes are more suitable for women to appear.
The old lady shook her head, said nothing, and left.
Hua Wanchi scratched her head. Did she miss some plot, triggering the clue but avoiding the key option?
Shaking his head and not thinking too much about it, Hua Wanchi decided to go to some high-end places.
High-end consumption places in ancient times - of course they wouldn’t be brothels!
The place Hua Wanchi is going to is the embroidery shop!
If you ask what things in ancient times are not available in modern times, of course handicrafts are the most valuable!
Many memories have been lost, but those handicrafts are extremely exquisite and the skills can be said to be beyond compare.
The owner of the embroidery shop looked like a smart and capable woman. Judging from the way people around her addressed her, her surname seemed to be Huang.
Manager Huang was too busy entertaining guests at this moment. He stared at the account book with a frown, as if he had encountered something.
A maid ran down from upstairs and said to Shopkeeper Huang, "Shopkeeper, Madam Tang has run out of satin and asked me to come down and ask you for some."
Shopkeeper Huang's face became even more gloomy. She sighed and said, "I'll take you to the warehouse to get it."
Hua Wanchi was a little curious. She didn't know what had happened to Shopkeeper Huang that made him look so embarrassed.
She shook her head. Why should a passerby like her care so much about other people's affairs?
Soon, Hua Wanchi was attracted by all kinds of exquisite fabrics and embroidery. In two words: texture!
The puppetry in the space is very standard, but it definitely lacks the soul and vitality of ancient real-life embroidery.
Hua Wanchi looked at this, touched that, the embroidery was so lifelike and detailed! How did she come up with the idea of embroidery like this?
All I can say is that the ancients were truly wise.
The embroidery shop was mostly populated by women. The owner was not there, and there were other women looking after the shop. Hua Wanchi pointed to a handkerchief embroidered with peony flowers and asked:
"How much is this handkerchief?"
The shopkeeper took a look and said, "Sir, this handkerchief is 300 wen."
Hua Wanchi touched it and found it so pleasing.
If you have money, buy it!
She seriously suspected that the plane transaction was just to get her to travel and shop. After all, she had so much money and nowhere to spend it.
There were fans embroidered with flowers, large screens, and exquisitely embroidered dresses. Hua Wanchi didn't know much about embroidery, but that didn't stop her from thinking it was beautiful.
This is a pretty big embroidery shop. Hua Wanchi walked around the shop and bought whatever she liked with a wave of her hand!
Si Niang saw that the customer bought so many things and calculated it - it was a big order!
He quickly went to the warehouse to call the shopkeeper, saying that such an important guest had to be received by the shopkeeper.
After a while, the shopkeeper came running over, smiling earnestly,
"Sir, listen to what this lady of mine says. You want to buy all these goods? But are you going to do business?"
Hua Wanchi smiled and said, "No, I just like it. The embroidery work at your embroidery shop is very good. I picked up so many things without realizing it."
The shopkeeper seemed relieved: "As long as you like our embroidery, it's good. These are 100 taels of silver in total."
Hua Wanchi asked curiously, "If I were a merchant, wouldn't cooperating with you bring in more long-term business? Why do you seem unhappy?"
The shopkeeper sighed, "To be honest, I'm naturally happy to have business, but as the saying goes, 'a good cook cannot cook without rice,' and all our silk fabrics are out of stock.
"Even if I accept the order, I won't be able to complete it. But if I turn it down, I'll lose out on business. So what I dread most now is hearing about merchants coming to discuss cooperation."
Hua Wanchi wondered, "Why is the silk supply cut off? Could it be that all the silkworms died this year?"
Shopkeeper Huang shook his head: "It's not because of the silkworms, but because our family has offended the powerful. The powerful have taken action, and no one dares to supply us with goods."
Hua Wanchi has a lot of silk fabrics, and they have been produced in the space all the time. The accumulated amount is actually a huge amount.
No wonder the embroidery shop’s business is so slow. It turns out that Manager Huang has offended someone.
However, since this embroidery shop has grown so big, it must have someone behind it. How powerful must the offended person be to force others into this state?
Hua Wanchi was not afraid at all, but she was a little curious.
"So, if your embroidery shop doesn't even have any fabric, how can you keep it going?"
Shopkeeper Huang laughed bitterly. "Ah, yes, I don't know how I'm going to make it through. I have to support these embroiderers and take care of the warehouse every day. These are all quite a lot of expenses."
I don’t know why, maybe it’s because he had been holding his distress in his heart for too long, but when Manager Huang faced Hua Wanchi, he immediately poured out all his troubles.
Hua Wanchi seemed to be lost in thought when a woman came into the shop with a basket on her arm containing some embroidery items.
The woman smiled and took out a purse and handkerchief. "Shopkeeper Huang, please take a look. I embroidered these these days. Do they meet your requirements?"
Shopkeeper Huang put away his gloomy expression, picked up the item, examined it, nodded, and said in a gentle tone, "The embroidery is exquisite, and it meets my requirements. Pingniang—go to the counter and get a hundred coins!"
There were probably two handkerchiefs and two purses in the basket. Hua Wanchi took a look and found that they looked similar to the ones she bought.
On average, the shopkeeper buys an item for 250 coins and sells it for 300 coins, which is quite reasonable.
After all, things like embroidery are likely to have high profits.
The two men probably knew each other. Shopkeeper Huang asked about the woman's family's recent situation: "Is your wife feeling better? If she's not feeling well, it's important to see a doctor. If anything happens to her, what will happen to your daughter?"
The woman sighed, "I have tried to persuade Madam, but she said she wanted to save more dowry for the young lady and refused to spend money on her medical treatment. I can't do anything about it."
Hua Wanchi listened and felt like she was an unfavored hostess who had fallen to such a state that she had to embroider things to make a living, and she was also sick.
Although it sounds miserable, the shopkeeper Huang is actually quite nice. He can barely make a living, but he still pays for these embroidery products.
After the woman left, Shopkeeper Huang looked at her departing back, shook his head, and sighed.
I don’t know how long I can help the other person.
Hua Wanchi smiled and said, "The shopkeeper is a kind-hearted person."
Shopkeeper Huang smiled bitterly: "In this world, kind-hearted people always face many setbacks, while evil and flattering people are the most successful."
Hua Wanchi touched the embroidery in the store and felt that it was a pity for such a store to go bankrupt.
"Boss, can you show me your exquisite products?"
Shopkeeper Huang nodded.
"Of course."
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