Looking around, everyone's table was quite tidy, but two people were holding embroidery hoops and carefully embroidering, which showed that they were also beginners. The others who hadn't started working were probably also newcomers.
Am I really that lucky? I just happened to be there when they were hiring. Do they even have time to hire? They're coming in batches. The more I think about it, the more likely it seems.
The training here is only for five years. If I'm smart enough, I can graduate after five years. I'll be nine or even ten years old then. It seems I should take those pills to boost my intelligence.
She didn't think she could remember everything she had been taught over the past five years. She didn't think her IQ was particularly high, and she needed things that could increase her intelligence. She remembered that the fruits the forest elves gave her could increase intelligence, so she went back and found them to eat.
After waiting for about 15 minutes, a young woman walked in, stood at the top, and introduced herself to everyone.
"From now on, I will teach you the most basic embroidery skills. After you graduate from my tutelage, you can learn more exquisite embroidery techniques from Madam An. Now, listen carefully to what I have to say."
Tang Baozhu hadn't expected Madam An to not teach her directly, but it was understandable. Such a great master wouldn't teach someone who knew nothing. It seemed she still had to study hard.
All morning, he diligently studied how to distinguish colors, which made Tang Baozhu's eyes blurry. He could distinguish more than a dozen shades of green. How could his eyes not be blurry?
Fortunately, the school's teaching is quite humane. They will hang them on the wall, and there are more than ten kinds of each type of red. They will write down what this red is called and what that red is called. You have to look at them every day, otherwise you will really forget.
Finally, it was lunchtime. There were two long tables. After getting our food, we sat down at the tables to eat. It was just about worth the three taels of silver we paid for food each year.
In the afternoon, I taught everyone to practice the flat stitch. You have to be able to do it with your eyes closed and without making any mistakes to pass the test.
When she was finally able to go home in the afternoon, Tang Baozhu felt like her eyes had turned into mosquito coils, and everything looked blurry. Even when she ate some green vegetables for dinner, she had to check how many shades of green there were on the vegetables. Tang Baozhu felt like this was driving her crazy.
She never knew that learning embroidery would be so difficult. After all, she had done cross-stitch before. When she went to sleep alone at night, she took out all the fruits that could increase intelligence and make eyesight brighter. She planned to eat one every day and refused to believe that it would be difficult for her.
When Old Man Tang and Mrs. Tang saw their daughter return looking dazed, they knew it was because she wasn't used to it yet. They figured she'd be fine once she got used to it, so they didn't say anything to comfort her. They had always known that if you want something, you have to work hard to get it. Although their daughter was having a tough time now, they would feel it was all worth it once she finished her studies.
In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed since Tang Baozhu started learning embroidery. She had finally started embroidering a blade of grass, although it was still messy. But that was only because she hadn't embroidered enough. It would get better as she embroidered more.
That evening at dinner, Old Man Tang said to his beloved daughter, "Baozhu, I've seen you going to embroidery lessons every day these past few days, and I think you've gotten used to it. I'm thinking of going to see where there's land for sale tomorrow, so I can save up more for your dowry."
Tang Baozhu really didn't need a lot of dowry, after all, he had plenty in his warehouse. "Father, can we not buy land? Baozhu always feels that our family has too much land and we won't be able to protect it. Otherwise, Father, see if there are any shops for sale. I'd rather buy a few more shops to keep for rent. That way, it won't attract attention. Besides, Baozhu doesn't want Father and Mother to work so hard. After Baozhu studies for five years and becomes an apprentice, she can also earn money. Too much money isn't a good thing."
Old Tang thought about what his little girl had said, and then thought about the rent of the shops on the street. It was at least ten taels of silver a year. Ten taels of silver for a shop was enough for an ordinary person's expenses for a year. He thought that if he bought a couple more shops for his daughter, she wouldn't go hungry no matter how bad things got. Besides, she had a skill.
"Baozhu's idea is indeed excellent, what do you think, old woman?"
Tang Li nodded in agreement, "I'll listen to you. Even if we buy Baozhu a lot of land, once we get there, those estate managers will still devour our daughter. Buying a shop is different. When we get a marriage contract for our daughter, no one will dare to make a move, and it won't be as conspicuous."
"Okay, then we'll do as Baozhu says."
“Father, Mother, Baozhu hopes that the three of us can be together forever. We don’t need a lot of money. It’s enough for our family to live peacefully. Two shops are enough. We’d rather save any extra money.”
Tang Baozhu's mission was simply to live out her natural lifespan. She didn't want to go through so much trouble, and buying too many things wasn't necessarily a good thing.
"Alright, Father will listen to Baozhu. All the good things in the house will be kept for Baozhu."
Old Tang thought about how old he was and how he didn't know how many more years he had to live. What would happen to his precious daughter if she was bullied and no one would protect her?
The more I think about it, the more heartbroken I feel. All I can do is take good care of myself and my wife to live a couple more years and watch my daughter get married safely.
Time flies, and several years have passed in the blink of an eye. Tang Baozhu has been learning embroidery from Madam An for five years, and her skills have improved by leaps and bounds. She just returned from Madam An's place yesterday, and she no longer needs to go there. She has brought all her tools and other things back with her.
Tang Baozhu had originally hoped to learn some skills from Madam An, but unfortunately, she never saw her except when Madam An was teaching her craft. She heard that Madam An spent all her free time embroidering, which Tang Baozhu found very hard to understand. Why would someone so wealthy work so hard to earn money? She also heard that Madam An didn't seem to have any descendants.
I was just curious and didn't really investigate further.
In the past five years, the family has bought three shops, all under Baozhu's name. Despite her young age, she is quite wealthy. After all, shops in the capital are really not cheap. The smallest shop cost 600 taels, and it only recouped 200 taels in five years of rent. And that's only because one of the shops was bigger and had higher rent.
However, this brings him a continuous stream of income, which is good for his descendants.
Tang Baozhu has been very uneasy lately. She heard that there are signs of a severe drought outside. Although she had persuaded and pleaded with the family to buy a lot of grain and hide it in the cellar, she still felt panicked.
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