Chen Yuancheng, acting on impulse, blurted out, "Then why don't we just not leave?"
Xiao Yunying folded the indenture neatly and put it in her bosom: "It's a deal, we'll be friends for life."
Chen Yuancheng's gaze darkened; he didn't want to stop at just being friends.
Xiao Yunying looked at him and said, "Calculate how much silver it is in total, and I'll pay you back in cash."
Chen Yuancheng composed himself and didn't say anything about not needing to give her the money. He handed her the list he had prepared, and Xiao Yunying glanced at it before giving the money to Ling Qi.
"I still need to buy some things, I'll be going now."
"Do you need me to go with you?"
Xiao Yunying waved her hand and said, "You don't need to accompany them. I just need to buy them some food, clothing and daily necessities. However, I need Ling Qi to run an errand and help me rent five oxcarts from the carriage shop to get to Jinxiu Pavilion to wait for me."
Ling Qi immediately agreed: "Please wait for me, Miss, I'll go right away."
After saying that, he ran out.
Chen Yuancheng silently followed Ling Qi's figure until it disappeared from sight.
This kid doesn't even ask for my opinion anymore.
Ling Qi thought to himself that as long as it was something Miss Xiao asked him to do, his young master would do his best to complete it and would not disagree.
Since I have to go anyway, I might as well be more proactive and do justice to the food Miss Xiao gave me.
Xiao Yunying said to the servants she had bought, "Young Master Chen must have told you that you are people I bought. Come with me today."
Everyone responded, and Xiao Yunying said to Chen Yuancheng, "I'm leaving."
There were quite a few people, so Xiao Yunying left through the back door and led them to Jinxiu Pavilion first.
More than a dozen people crowded the Jinxiu Pavilion. Xiao Yunying asked the others to go out and wait first, and let the Dai family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law come in with her.
He instructed Cheng Yue to pack the quilts and mattresses she had ordered half a month ago and said to her, "Make two sets of clothes and shoes for all of them, using that dark blue cotton and linen fabric. Also, get me two bolts of the same color fabric and two bundles of cotton thread in various colors."
Cheng Yue made a note of what she needed: "You're buying from me again?"
Xiao Yunying rested her chin on the counter: "They all came from other places to sell here, and they didn't bring much luggage. As their boss, I still have to ensure their basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter are met."
"It is their good fortune to be able to work for you. Ordinary farmers are reluctant to make new clothes for themselves, let alone for others."
Xiao Yunying joked, "Don't you even know that I'm just an ordinary farmer?"
After Cheng Yue finished writing, she said, "Yes, Miss Rich, now that I know you're capable, do you want anything else?"
"Not for now."
Xiao Yunying said to the Dai family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, "Keep the cotton cloth and thread. There are only two women among so many people, so the sewing and mending work will have to be done by the two of you from now on. Also, cooking. Aunt Dai, see if you need anything else."
Aunt Dai lowered her head in a panic: "No, no, Miss, just call me by my name."
Her appearance made Xiao Yunying feel a little embarrassed. She only realized that this was the current social environment when she saw Cheng Yue's normal expression out of the corner of her eye.
I think they're weird, and if I were to express my inner thoughts, they would probably think I'm weird too.
"Hey, why don't you go get the stuff from the guy first, and then have the people outside line up to come in and take your measurements?"
The Dai family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law bowed to her. Xiao Yunying had a headache; she wasn't used to these things and would have to explain them to them when she got back.
Cheng Yue smiled and asked, "What's wrong? Are you not used to it?"
"I'm just an ordinary farm girl. I can't stand seeing all this luggage and stuff every day. It's too much trouble."
Cheng Yue smiled without saying a word. She had a premonition that Xiao Yunying would be extraordinary in the future and would definitely not be just an ordinary peasant girl. It was better to get used to it sooner rather than later.
Xiao Yunying glanced at the counter displaying the embroidery she had brought, and seeing that there weren't many items left, she asked, "Are the things I brought selling quite well?"
Cheng Yue took out another ledger, spread it out and handed it over: "Sales are very good, especially the rag dolls, which are very popular with young ladies and children. Could you make more?"
Xiao Yunying glanced at the ledger and said, "Only Duan Yingying and her mother do the embroidery. They can't do too much. Duan Yingying is still growing, and I don't want the little girl to be too tired."
Cheng Yue said, "I was just about to tell you about this."
"What's up?"
"I'd like you to use those blueprints you drew as an investment in Jinxiu Pavilion, just like you invested in Huiweilou. How about I give you 30% of the profits?"
In Cheng Yue's opinion, those patterns were only suitable for making small embroidered items like purses and handkerchiefs, which would be a waste of their potential. They could be used for things like bedspreads, gauze curtains, and screens.
And those clothing patterns she brought will surely be loved by everyone.
Xiao Yunying was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"
"But you feel it's not enough? Yunying, it's not that Sister Chengyue is greedy and unwilling to give you a high interest rate. As you can see, my shop isn't very big, and the cost of fabric, silk thread, cotton, including the shop rent and the cost of the shop assistants and embroiderers, is not low."
Xiao Yunying didn't think that much about it; she was just surprised by Cheng Yue's idea. After considering it for a moment, she thought it was feasible.
"Okay, let's sign the contract now."
Cheng Yue took out the contract she had prepared beforehand from under the counter and handed it over.
Xiao Yunying took it: "You prepared this all along?"
They're quite anxious.
"I was thinking of having to say more, but I didn't expect you to agree so readily."
Xiao Yunying looked at the contents and said, "Why hesitate about making money? Besides, I'm confident that with my blueprints and Sister Cheng Yue's sales ability, we can definitely make Jinxiuge bigger and stronger."
She glanced through it, having previously signed a contract with Huiweilou, and could understand almost everything on it.
After signing and pressing her fingerprint, Xiao Yunying put away her copy: "Give me some paper, I'll draw a few more pictures now."
Cheng Yue laid out paper and ground ink for her, and Xiao Yunying immediately lay down on the counter to draw, when she remembered something.
"By the way, Duan Yingying's family isn't well-off. Could I let her continue making embroidery to sell?"
Cheng Yue thought for a moment: "If we start selling embroidery made from your designs in large quantities, I think the two embroiderers in my shop won't be enough."
"Why don't you go back and ask them, mother and daughter, if they'd like to work for me? Don't worry about the monthly salary; it's a fixed one tael of silver each month, and there's extra pay based on the quality and quantity of the embroidery completed. I guarantee it will be more than what she earns at home making those small items."
Xiao Yunying scratched her forehead. This was just a base salary plus commission.
After she finished drawing one, she said, "That's fine. I might be busy after spring and won't be able to take care of her. Being able to work for you is a kind of stability."
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