Tang Baozhu finally finished her embroidery in two months, working very hard.
Next time, she plans not to accept such rushed embroidery pieces. If it's too rushed, she won't have time to practice calligraphy, which will disrupt her plans and is not good at all.
During those two months, one day Li Jun told Tang Baozhu that he had found some digging marks on the mountain. He followed the marks but couldn't find anyone, which he found very strange.
Tang Baozhu wondered if it was one of those five puppets. It seemed she should send them deeper into the area so they wouldn't be seen by others.
Even now, Li Jun is still very concerned about this matter. At first, it was because there were other people besides himself who dared to go up the mountain, but later he couldn't find those people, which made him feel unwilling and he kept thinking about it.
Tang Baozhu was worried that he would keep asking questions, so she quickly told him to take her to the county town to hand over the embroidery. After handing over the embroidery, she would visit his estate and stay there for a couple more days, which would hopefully dispel his idea.
This was my second trip to the county town. It wasn't as tiring as the first time. I still remember the first time I went, my feet were sore from walking. Even though the road was rough and bumpy, sitting on the oxcart was much more comfortable than walking.
Soldiers are still stationed outside the county town, so this matter is probably not over yet.
After entering the county town, the wonton stall was gone. After observing the crowd in the county town more closely, I found that most people looked listless, yawning constantly, and looked sleepy.
This is what people look like after eating wontons for too long. After eating them for decades, they're just like addicts.
No wonder the soldiers are still here; they'll probably leave once everyone has returned to normal.
This time, Tang Baozhu brought Chunxue with her, leaving Qingliu at home to watch the house. Before leaving, she had discussed with them that next time, the two of them would take turns coming, which was a way of treating them equally.
This time, the three of them went straight to the embroidery workshop and didn't waste time anywhere else.
Li Jun waited at the entrance of the embroidery workshop with his oxcart, while Tang Baozhu took Chunxue inside alone.
Upon entering the embroidery workshop, Tang Baozhu saw Sister Hong entertaining guests. She didn't disturb her and simply looked at the ready-made clothes and fabrics.
There were many different styles of embroidery in ancient times, and the various kinds of embroidery on the clothes were really beautiful.
Most of her ancient costumes were collected during her first life, but those clothes were too luxurious and not suitable for a commoner like herself now. She looked at the styles and found them quite nice, so she planned to buy some fabric and make them herself.
At this moment, Tang Baozhu felt a little regretful. In the past, when she hoarded things, she would just buy whatever was valuable without considering everything. It seems that she should be more careful in the future and make sure that she has fabrics for everyone, regardless of their social status.
After finishing entertaining the guests, Sister Hong hurried over to Tang Baozhu. "Baozhu, why are you here now? Is the embroidery I gave you last time already finished?"
Hongjie was quite surprised. If her guess was correct, it seemed that Baozhu was quite fast and very diligent. She must have been embroidering day and night without stopping.
"Baozhu, Sister Hong, as someone who's been there, I still have to remind you, don't keep staying up all night just to meet deadlines. Your eyes won't be able to take it, and that would be a loss."
"Thank you for the reminder, Sister Hong. I will pay attention to it in the future. Please take a look and see if it meets the requirements?"
I took out the embroidery wrapped in cloth and handed it to Sister Hong. I had already checked it before I came, so there shouldn't be any problems. I just don't know what the difference is between Sister Hong's check and my own check.
Sister Hong was not polite either. Friendship is friendship, and business is business. They should be kept separate and not mixed up. If the embroidery did not meet her standards, she would not accept it.
She laid the embroidery out on the counter and examined it carefully, not missing a single small detail.
After a while, he stopped and smiled. "This embroidery is acceptable. Baozhu is really capable. I can see that your embroidery skills are becoming more and more exquisite. I also have a large Guanyin painting here. I wonder if Baozhu would be interested in taking it? Don't worry, there's no rush this time. You have half a year!"
"Please take it out and let me see it, Sister Hong, before I decide whether to accept it or not."
Tang Baozhu felt that she had six months to complete the embroidery, even if she embroidered during the day, it would only take three months. She had plenty of time and could accept the job, but she would also need to check the specifications and size of the embroidery before making a decision.
"That's how it should be."
Hongjie wasn't angry. She picked and chose from the counter, took out a piece of embroidery cloth, and after confirming that she hadn't taken the wrong one, handed it directly to Baozhu.
Tang Baozhu took a look and found that it was still 1.5 meters by 1 meter, only the Guanyin on the pattern was different.
It wasn't too difficult, and there was plenty of time. Since I had nothing else to do, I decided to take it.
"Sister Hong, then I'll take it. May I ask how much the payment will be for this embroidery?"
“Baozhu, I won’t lie to you. The reason your last embroidery was so expensive was because the magistrate’s wife was in a hurry. This embroidery is not in a hurry, so the price is not as high. But 70 taels of silver is still quite a lot. Do you want to accept it?”
Tang Baozhu nodded understandingly, "Then I'll accept it?"
"Okay, I'll bandage you up. Oh, by the way, here's the remaining commission from the last embroidery, a total of 60 taels of silver, plus the deposit of 20 taels for this embroidery. I'll give it to you together."
"Okay, thank you for your help, Sister Hong."
Knowing she would make money this time, she specially sewed a large cloth bag out of scraps of fabric and put all the silver inside.
As for the embroidery you just received, just have Chunxue take it. Don't worry about it getting damaged; you can just put it in the carriage later.
"Sister Hong, I just saw some of your outfits, they're really nice. I'd like to buy the fabric and make them myself. Could you help me cut the fabric?"
“Okay, those outfits were made by the new embroiderer, and the design sketches are quite beautiful. The fabric for these outfits has been selling exceptionally well lately.”
"It seems Sister Hong is going to make a fortune, having such talented people under her command."
While cutting the fabric with a smile, Sister Hong humbly remarked that Sister Baozhu was also a talented girl.
Sister Hong practically gave a live demonstration of what it means to be a master of impartiality.
Tang Baozhu thought that since she had come out for a rare trip, she should buy more fabric and cotton to make winter clothes for Chunxue and Qingliu, so as to avoid being caught off guard.
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