Zhao Yuzhi shook her head. "That Fu Man'er is completely unyielding. I even told her my secret recipe, but she wasn't interested at all."
The person opposite her seemed a little disappointed, but only for a moment. "In that case, you go into Xuanhe Cloth Shop first. I want to see what's so special about Xuanhe Cloth Shop."
"They've established themselves in Yun Town in such a short time, and they're even more powerful than my Qi family."
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"Don't worry, young master, I will definitely stay in Xuanhe Cloth Shop to gather information," Zhao Yuzhi said.
"Then you can go back now. I'll have someone let you know if I need anything." After saying that, the man turned around, clearly not wanting to say anything more.
Zhao Yuzhi watched his retreating figure, opened her mouth as if to speak, but in the end, she responded and left.
When she returned to the Zhao family home, she found her cousin Chen Hai sitting dejectedly in the courtyard.
"Cousin, why are you back?" Chen Hai had said he was going to the cloth shop before she left.
Chen Hai seemed to be thinking about something, and only looked up when he heard Zhao Yuzhi's voice. "I came back as soon as I heard that there was nothing else."
But when Chen Hai went out, he told Zhao Yuzhi not to wait for him for dinner, as he would be busy and would be back later.
The way he looks now suggests something's happened.
Zhao Yuzhi walked over and sat down on the stool next to him, asking considerately, "Did something happen? You don't look well."
"It's nothing, it's just that the people at the cloth shop dyed the wrong batch of cloth." Chen Hai was still thinking about how to salvage the situation, and he was absent-minded when he spoke to Zhao Yuzhi.
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"If you dye it wrong, you can just dye it again." Zhao Yuzhi has also done dyeing before. Sometimes, if the dye solution is not mixed well, the color will inevitably have some errors.
Chen Hai gave a wry smile. "It's just that there wasn't enough time to reignite it."
If there were still time to rekindle the flame, he wouldn't be so distressed.
Seeing his expression, Zhao Yuzhi suddenly had an idea. "Cousin, I have a way to dye these fabrics back to the colors you want."
"Huh?" Chen Hai looked up at her blankly.
Zhao Yuzhi stood up and pulled Chen Hai up as well. "Cousin, take me to the cloth shop quickly. You forgot, our family has a unique ancestral craft."
When this craft was mentioned, Chen Hai seemed to remember something, and a glimmer of hope finally appeared in his eyes.
"Let's go to the cloth shop."
Fu Man'er also heard about the fabric workshop dyeing the wrong cloth, but she didn't deliberately call the manager in charge over to question him. She wanted to see how the managers would handle such a situation.
She even wanted to teach everyone a lesson from this incident, since her fabric workshop had been too smooth from the very beginning and had never encountered any problems.
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While such smooth sailing is certainly good, it is precisely because things are going too smoothly that both workers and managers will gradually become complacent.
She had already figured out how to use this incident, and the next day Wang Jingjing came to tell her that the problem of the misdyed cloth had been resolved.
"It's all because of Manager Chen's cousin. I don't know what kind of family secret technique she used to mix a new dye. After only one application of the dye, the color of the cloth changed."
Although it was a good thing, Wang Jingjing looked unhappy when she talked about it because it was done by her cousin Chen.
"A unique skill?"
"That's amazing?"
This was the first time Fu Man'er had ever heard of such a craft. "Will the dyed fabric be any good?" she asked.
Putting aside the fact that it's only been done once, whether the new dye can cover the original color, the question of whether the new dye will fade when it gets wet is a big problem.
Wang Jingjing puffed out her cheeks and said angrily, "She can do it! Many people have checked her and kept praising Chen Yuzhi. She's so amazing."
Fu Man'er chuckled and patted her on the shoulder. "Still angry? Didn't you forgive her already?"
It's funny, but when Fu Man'er asked Zhao Yuzhi to apologize to Wang Jingjing, she actually went.
However, Chen Yuzhi was a bit clever; she deliberately chose a time when there were the most people around, and her words were so sincere that she was almost in tears.
Wang Jingjing was left in an awkward position. In front of so many workers, she couldn't beat the person up again, so she could only offer a perfunctory excuse that she forgave her.
"I didn't forgive her, I just get annoyed just looking at her." If she hadn't said she forgave him, who knows how much more pretentious that woman would have acted.
Fu Man'er tapped her head and said irritably, "I've never seen anyone like you. The person is delivered right to you, and you're still angry but don't let it out. Instead, you just keep your anger bottled up inside."
Of course she knew that Wang Jingjing was still angry, so she deliberately embarrassed Zhao Yuzhi. Who knew that Wang Jingjing would brush it off so quickly?
Wang Jingjing pouted unhappily. If Manager Chen hadn't been watching from the side, she wouldn't have let Chen Yuzhi off so easily.
However, she dared not say this to Fu Man'er, otherwise she would definitely get a scolding.
"Let's go, come with me to the cloth shop."
She also wanted to see for herself just how amazing this unique craft was.
Fu Man'er's departure was very sudden, and no one was sent to notify her beforehand, so when she arrived, she saw everyone gathered together, talking about something.
Wang Jingjing frowned, about to reprimand her, but Fu Man'er raised her hand to stop her, and the two of them tiptoed into the courtyard.
Only then did they understand what everyone was saying; they were talking about Zhao Yuzhi's unique craftsmanship.
However, most of the praise was for the skill itself; such skills are what people make a living from, and they wouldn't easily reveal them.
Many people in this fabric workshop are skilled, so they don't ask any questions.
Surprisingly, Chen Yuzhi would intentionally or unintentionally reveal a little bit of information, which was actually all trivial.
However, the fact that she could say it made some old craftsmen think that the child was foolish, and some even warned her that she must never say it, otherwise it would be terrible if others learned it.
Fu Man'er stood quietly to the side, watching Zhao Yuzhi express her gratitude for everyone's reminders and care, looking flattered.
When they had heard enough, Fu Man'er gave Wang Jingjing a look, and when Wang Jingjing called out, the people gathered in a circle immediately turned around.
Everyone was startled to see Manager Wang and the owner.
"What are you all doing? Have you finished dyeing the cloth for today? Have you brought in the cloth that was drying in the yard? Have you prepared the dye vats?"
The rules in the cloth workshop weren't very strict, but there were still some. If the manager found out that people were gathering together and not working, they would definitely have their pay docked.
With each question Wang Jingjing asked, everyone's expression darkened, and no one dared to answer, afraid of being the first to be scolded.
But there are always those who are not afraid. Chen Yuzhi, who was sitting at the very back, timidly walked out.
"Miss Wang, I'm sorry. I've kept everyone talking and delayed your work."
Actually, everyone was curious about her craft and surrounded her, asking her all sorts of questions.
But when everyone was being scolded, she stepped forward and took the blame upon herself, which made the workers in the cloth workshop look at her with a bit more disdain.
However, no one came forward to speak to her at this time, because Zhao Yuzhi was not yet a member of the cloth shop, and even if Manager Wang was angry, he would not do anything to her.
Wang Jingjing was indeed angry. What terrible things had she done to deserve this? She kept running into Chen Yuzhi, this whiny woman, wherever she went.
It's hard not to curse at this pretentious act.
Before she could even utter a word of abuse, Zhao Yuzhi appeared on the verge of tears, saying, "Miss Wang, please don't blame everyone, it's all my fault."
"If you want to curse, then curse at me."
The moment she opened her mouth, Wang Jingjing's face darkened.
She was originally the one who played the bad cop in the cloth shop management, and everyone was a little afraid of her. Now, with her stern face, everyone felt that a storm was brewing.
Finally, someone couldn't help but speak up, "Manager Wang, it has nothing to do with Miss Zhao. We were just curious and that's why we stopped her from asking."
"Yes, Miss Zhao did us a great favor yesterday, so you can't blame her."
One person spoke first, and then one after another, others followed suit.
Zhao Yuzhi reached out and covered the corners of her upturned lips. She knew it would be like this. Wang Jingjing was still a bit too inexperienced compared to her.
Wang Jingjing was stunned by what they were saying. She hadn't said anything yet, but these people were talking one after another, as if she was going to do something to Zhao Yuzhi.
This woman!
Wang Jingjing glared at Zhao Yuzhi, her eyes blazing with fury. Zhao Yuzhi glanced at her once and then lowered her eyelids, thinking to herself, "Come on, start cursing me! The harsher the better, that way everyone will side with me more."
Zhao Yuzhi did not receive Wang Jingjing's angry scolding as she had hoped. Instead, her lowered eyes first caught sight of a pair of embroidered shoes wrapped with gold thread.
Following the embroidered shoes upwards, I came across Fu Man'er's face.
"Man'er, Miss Man'er." For some reason, seeing Fu Man'er's face made Zhao Yuzhi feel that things were not going according to her plan.
Wang Jingjing was originally going to curse, but Fu Man'er stopped her. If she cursed Zhao Yuzhi at this time, wouldn't that just bring trouble upon herself?
"Miss Zhao, I heard that you helped our Xuanhe Cloth Shop a lot. Thank you so much." Fu Man'er nodded slightly to Zhao Yuzhi, looking genuinely grateful.
"No need, no need to thank me, it was just a small favor." Zhao Yuzhi had no idea what Fu Man'er was up to.
“You can’t say that.” Fu Man’er smiled. “Your skills are amazing. You’ve helped us so much, we certainly won’t let you work for nothing.”
"In that case, when Manager Chen returns later, I will discuss with him how much reward to give you as a token of my gratitude."
"Don't worry, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."
Fu Man'er's reward came suddenly, but it was not what Zhao Yuzhi wanted.
"Miss Man'er, I~"
Before she could finish speaking, Fu Man'er continued, "Miss Chen, I know you want to say that no reward is needed, but that won't do. You are kind and helpful, and our Xuanhe Cloth Shop cannot be so inconsiderate. We must reward you where it is due."
"You absolutely can't refuse, everyone agrees."
"Yes, Miss Zhao, our employers are very kind. You must accept this reward."
"You've done us such a big favor and put in so much effort, our boss will definitely not treat you unfairly."
"This Miss Zhao is so kind. She almost revealed her skills just now, but she doesn't want any reward. There aren't many good girls like her anymore."
Zhao Yuzhi was completely bewildered. No, when did she say she didn't want any reward?
She just wanted to use this incident to make a request to Fu Man'er, how did it turn out like this in the blink of an eye?
Surrounded by people offering their advice, Zhao Yuzhi struggled to look up at Fu Man'er.
Zhao Yuzhi saw Fu Man'er smile at her from outside the crowd, but her eyes were devoid of any warmth. Zhao Yuzhi's heart trembled, and she quickly looked away. This Fu Man'er was much more difficult to deal with than Wang Jingjing.
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