Chapter 235 Yiwu (10)
“Ding ding ding ding ding…”
“Ding ding ding ding ding…”
“Ding ding ding ding ding…”
People always appear busy when they are anxious, and so do their phones.
The bell rang three times and Tian Xin was finally rescued.
With one hand still pressing hard against Lin Zhou's face, she answered the phone.
"Got it? Where?"
"Are you sure?"
"Okay, okay, okay! I'll go right away!"
After hanging up the phone, she quickly withdrew her hand and urged Lin Zhou anxiously: "Hurry up, go to the mall!"
"Which mall?" Lin Zhouwei asked as he started the car. "Any news?"
"Well, let's go first, we'll talk on the way!"
The call was from Linglan, who said she had heard of a shop that could make it, but the owner's business depended on his mood and was often not there, so they had to find the shop themselves to see if they could make it successfully.
The car stopped downstairs of the women's clothing wholesale mall, and the two of them walked through the crowded crowd and went straight to the second floor.
When they reached the door, they were both dumbfounded.
The address Linglan gave turned out to be "Master Mo's" cheongsam shop. The chef willing to take the order was probably "Master Mo." She said that although he only sold cheongsams, he was incredibly skilled and could make all kinds of unusual clothing. Many people came to him specifically to get custom orders.
When Tian Xin and Lin Zhou went there that time, they really didn't expect that this would happen again.
"Do you think she will recognize us?" Tian Xin hesitated.
"It's okay. It's okay if you recognize her. After all, it was a conflict between her and me. It has nothing to do with you. At most, I can apologize to her. Don't be nervous!" Lin Zhou comforted.
"That's all we can do!"
The two of them entered the store reluctantly.
Just like last time, the store was deserted and there were few customers.
The sewing machine on the operating table was making rhythmic "click, click, click" sounds. A young girl was sitting in front of the machine, stepping on the pedal to sew clothes.
"Hello, is Master Mo here?" Tian Xin walked over and greeted him.
The clacking sound of the sewing machine suddenly stopped. The girl raised her head and answered, "Who? Master Mo?"
"oh……"
This is embarrassing! This shop is called Master Mo, but I don’t know the owner’s name!
"That... is your shop owner! Are you the owner?"
Tian Xin asked weakly and tentatively.
The girl felt insecure after hearing this and smiled. "You're looking for my master, right? She's not here, so feel free to look around. Just call me if you need anything."
"Oh, I see!" Tian Xin walked over to the girl and explained, "I have a batch of clothes. I heard we can customize them here. Let me tell you, should I talk to you directly or contact your master? I need them urgently!"
"What clothes? Let me see!" The girl stood up and walked down from the operating table, reaching out to take the design drawings handed over by Tian Xin.
"What is this? Ancient costume?"
"Yes, it's an improved version!" Tian Xin explained: "Can it be done?"
The girl flipped through a few pages of the drawings and returned them, her eyes still indifferent: "I can do it, but your pattern is too complicated. I have to wait for my master to come back! She's out for something today, so come back tomorrow!"
"I'm afraid it's too late tomorrow. I need these clothes urgently. Could you please help contact her?"
"She has gone out of town. Even if we contact her, she won't be able to come back for a while. When do you want her? I'll tell her when she comes back." The girl said lightly.
The sound of the sewing machine "clicked" again, and she pointed to the paper and pen on the bar: "There's paper there, leave your phone number."
"Why don't you tell me where she went?" Tian Xin hurriedly walked up to the operating table: "I'll go..."
"How many pieces? When do you want them?" the girl interrupted her, her tone and expression a bit like Master Mo that day.
Tian Xin took a breath and said nervously, "13 pieces, I need them the day after tomorrow afternoon!"
"I'm afraid we can't do that! There are too many things and we don't have enough time!" said the girl.
“…”
The sewing machine was clicking again, and Tian Xin was very upset by the girl's words.
What should I do?
Zhen Zhen is still waiting for news!
"Could you please tell me where she went? I..."
"Tian Xin," Lin Zhou called her, turning around and motioning her to go out: "Let's go and look for her again!"
"Wait! I... I'd better leave a phone number!" Tian Xin walked to the bar, picked up a pen and paper, quickly wrote down a number, and handed it to the girl: "Please, if the owner comes back, please contact me as soon as possible!"
"Yeah!" The girl replied lightly, picked up the note and put it in the thread box on the sewing machine.
The first floor of the mall was still crowded, and the constant hawking sounds reached the second floor.
The two came out of "Master Mo's" store and searched all the clothing stores in the mall that could accept custom orders, but none of them could take this urgent order.
"What should I do?" Tian Xin sat on the bench at the elevator entrance on the top floor, looking at the people coming and going in the mall, with a helpless look on her face.
"Wait here, don't wander around!" Lin Zhou handed her a bottle of water and said, "I'll be out for a moment and back soon!"
"where did you go?"
"Get out of the car, don't walk around, I'll be back soon!"
After saying that, he took the elevator down.
Tian Xin sat on a bench, bored. She watched the hurried hawkers around her, carrying bags and carts as they moved through the shopping malls. She seemed to catch a glimpse of a familiar, frail figure, also carrying a bag and pulling a cart, weaving through the crowds. That figure quietly overlapped with a certain memory.
“Ding ding ding ding ding…”
Lin Zhou went out for a long time and didn't come back, so he called me.
"Hello……"
"Is it still there?"
"exist!"
"Come down, I'm at the door!"
"Do you want to go back?"
"No, let's go somewhere!" Lin Zhou said, "Come down first, I'll wait for you at the door!"
"Is there any news?" Tian Xin quickly stood up and walked downstairs: "Where are you going?"
…
The car sped along, and our destination was Suzhou. It took about three hours to drive there from Yiwu.
Lin Zhou went to the cheongsam shop to inquire about "Master Mo's" whereabouts, but his phone was always turned off and he couldn't reach him. The shop assistant told him that "Master Mo" went to Suzhou several times a month, sometimes to seek "inspiration" and sometimes just for sightseeing. Whether they could find him depended on their luck!
The two of them did not stop along the way and arrived in Suzhou before the evening rush hour.
It was June, the time when the lotus flowers in the pond were in full bloom. There was a small river on each side of the street, winding along the street with no end in sight. Several "Hui-style" houses with white walls and black tiles were built along the river. The mottled wooden doors, carved window frames, and lanterns under the eaves were all reflected in the river.
The winding alleys were not crowded, and occasionally a rowboat would pass by the river, emitting bursts of the unique soft tunes of the Jiangnan region.
Lin Zhou took Tian Xin by the hand, strolling leisurely along the bluestone path in the city. On the way here, he asked someone and learned that there were many Suzhou embroidery workshops here, and most people who came to Suzhou to collect folk songs and learn the art would gather here, and today happened to be the day for the gathering.
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