Song Anxin thought for a moment and said, "Several counties already have embroidery workshops, and they are all old workshops that can meet the needs of the shops in the counties. There is really no need to build a similar embroidery workshop in the village. If the supply of the products exceeds the demand, the workshop will not last long."
Yu Lin'er listened to her mother's words and felt that they made sense. The embroidery workshops in several counties were indeed enough to supply the shops in the major counties. She was immediately discouraged.
Lin Daxi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed upon hearing this.
Seeing their reaction, Song Anxin said, "However, I do have an idea. How about we make some different products in this newly built embroidery workshop?"
Yu Lin'er and Lin Daxi's eyes lit up immediately.
"Mother, do you have any good ideas?"
Song Anxin smiled mysteriously: "We'll make underwear."
Yu Lin'er, Lin Daxi, and all the maids and servants in the courtyard were puzzled.
So Song Anxin asked Granny Wei to bring paper and pen, and while drawing patterns, she explained the theory of underwear to Yu Lin'er and Lin Daxi.
She had actually wanted to make underwear for a long time. The bellybands of this era could only serve to cover up one's shame, and were completely useless in preventing sagging and fixing the body. Every time she practiced, she had to wrap her chest tightly, but wrapping it tightly would easily cause her chest to be unable to breathe.
Listening to her second aunt's explanation and looking at the unique style of the bib on the drawing, Lin Daxi couldn't wait to borrow a needle and thread and start sewing. Soon, a rough piece of underwear was sewn out.
"Great news! You know what, it actually looks pretty good. You're quite perceptive," Song Anxin said with a hint of surprise and admiration in her eyes as she held the underwear in her hand.
Yu Lin'er looked at the two pieces of cloth with a troubled expression: "Mom, how am I supposed to wear this? There's not even a strap to tie it back."
Song Anxin smiled and said, "The back doesn't need to be tied; it can be fastened with frog buttons. This underwear is still far from its final form. Since we've managed to make it, we should study it carefully."
She instructed Xile, "Xile, go and fetch Granny Tao."
So in the following days, Song Anxin, along with Lin'er, Granny Tao, and Da Xi, began to develop underwear, and then made adjustments based on its shortcomings.
After several adjustments, Song Anxin finally put on a suitable bra. The long-lost feeling at that moment made Song Anxin want to cry. Finally, she didn't have to wear an empty crotch every day.
That morning, Song Anxin's whole family gathered at the table for breakfast. However, Song Anxin found it strange that her eldest and second daughters-in-law looked shy and bashful while having breakfast, and Fengnian and Fengshou were even more radiant.
"Big brother, second brother, is there some good news? Why are you so happy so early in the morning?"
Lin Fengyao asked the question that Song Anxin wanted to ask.
Lin Fengnian and Lin Fengshou were extremely embarrassed.
Lin Fengnian said repeatedly, "No, no, there's no good news. I'm full. Mother, I'm leaving. You two can continue eating."
"I'm full too, Mother, Sister-in-law, you can eat slowly."
Lin Fengshou also quickly ran away.
Song Anxin and Lin Fengyao were even more puzzled, so they casually asked why the two of them were running away in such a hurry.
After breakfast, Song Anxin asked, "Meizi, Lin'er, how did the lingerie try-on go?"
"Mother, it's very good, much better than a bellyband," Song Mei said with a smile.
Yu Lin'er also said, "Mother, I've decided that my newly built embroidery workshop will make these underwear. Women will definitely love them."
After they finished speaking, they looked at each other and unconsciously smiled shyly.
Song Anxin suddenly realized that she had almost forgotten that this underwear also had the function of enhancing a woman's charm! No wonder these two couples looked like this so early in the morning.
Um... the dog food (a Chinese slang term for public displays of affection) may be late, but it's finally here.
"Second Aunt, Meizi, Lin'er, you're all here."
Lin Daxi walked over looking radiant.
Song Anxin: "......."
I'm a bit full from all the dog food today.
After Lin Daxi came in, he handed the drawings to Song Anxin and said, "Second Aunt, these underwear are really comfortable. I saw you draw several different styles of underwear last time, and I was very interested. After I went back, I also drew some according to my own ideas. What do you think?"
Song Anxin was overjoyed to receive them; each style was beautiful and exuded the charm of women of this era.
She praised, "Excellent, excellent, great news! I didn't expect you to not only have such good embroidery skills, but also such a talent for design."
Yu Lin'er and Song Mei also came over to take a look, and they both praised it highly.
Lin Daxi was overjoyed to be recognized and humbly said, "I just drew whatever came to mind, I'm glad you like it."
Yu Lin'er was increasingly satisfied with what she saw, and suddenly an idea came to her mind: "Sister Da Xi, you are good at embroidery and can also design underwear styles. Why don't you open this embroidery workshop with me?"
Lin Daxi was taken aback. She had never thought about this before. She had even considered becoming an embroiderer at Lin'er Embroidery Workshop once it opened. Although she was not short of money now, she still enjoyed embroidery and was very interested in lingerie.
Song Anxin thought this was a good idea. Perhaps because of the Yu family's environment, Song Anxin found that Yu Lin'er was very outstanding in management, while Lin Daxi was good at technology and design. The two of them were a good match to open an embroidery workshop together.
So she said, "I agree, great news! It's such a waste for you to be just an embroiderer. Only by opening an embroidery workshop together can you fully utilize your talents. From now on, you will be in charge of the product quality and design, while Lin'er will be in charge of the overall operation and sales. I believe that the two of you will definitely be able to make this embroidery workshop bigger and bigger, and create a world of your own!"
Yu Lin'er nodded happily: "Yes, Sister Da Xi, come on, we will definitely make sure that every woman in the Great Yin Dynasty wears the underwear from our embroidery workshop and makes a name for herself."
Lin Daxi was moved. Hearing her second aunt and Lin'er's words, she felt a strange excitement in her chest.
The thought that all the women of the Great Yin Dynasty could wear her designs in the future filled her eyes with increasing brightness, and she finally spoke:
“Alright, Lin’er, let’s open an embroidery workshop together, but I’ll have to contribute half of the money. Don’t underestimate me, I have plenty of money on hand.”
Yu Lin'er smiled and winked, saying, "Of course, you are a shareholder of the precious silver ear fungus, the richest woman in our village, so you should pay for it."
She learned all these new words from her mother-in-law; they're quite interesting.
The women burst into laughter upon hearing this.
Afterwards, Lin Daxi and Yu Lin'er selected a piece of land in the village, recruited people, and the embroidery workshop began construction in Linjia Village. During the construction of the embroidery workshop, Yu Lin'er and Lin Daxi also began to prepare to recruit embroiderers for the workshop.
The first day of recruitment at the embroidery workshop was extremely popular. Many women and girls came, not only from their own village but also from several nearby villages. As soon as they heard that it was Huigong's family recruiting, everyone wanted to squeeze in. Even some women from the county came here to seek opportunities.
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