Chapter 81 The Embroiderer Who Came to the Shop
"This is Xiaoyou, right? I've heard Lao Li mention you many times before, and he was always praising you."
Professor Li’s wife smiled and told Chen You to sit anywhere.
Chen You greeted politely first before sitting down.
"It's a good thing that you can run this studio. I've said it before, it would be a pity if you don't study traditional crafts with your level."
Professor Li looked pleased and was happy to see this happen.
"If you have any difficulties, you can tell me. I will definitely help if I can. If I can't help, I can ask for help."
Listening to Professor Li's words, Chen You laughed along and said, "So, you agreed to be a consultant?"
She knew that she could not compare with Professor Li and other people who had really delved into the research in this field. The reason why she was valued by Professor Li was because of the ancient method that had been lost before.
That's not something she figured out on her own. In terms of professionalism, she needs a big shot who can be brought in.
"How can I lie to you?" Professor Li pretended to be serious.
Shen You answered quickly, "That's definitely not possible."
Not only did Professor Li agree to put my name as a consultant, he also said that he would recommend students who have good professional skills and are interested in the studio.
Professor Li also saw that what Chen You was doing was reliable, and the studio would also be beneficial to the development of his students, so it could be considered a mutual achievement.
Soon, the dishes and chopsticks were placed on the table.
The meals were home-cooked meals made by an auntie. Professor Li’s wife took special care of Chen You, who was visiting for the first time, and asked her to take more dishes.
"You're welcome, just treat it as your own home and eat more."
Shen You smiled and nodded, "Okay, Master's wife."
To be honest, Chen You envied the atmosphere in Professor Li's home.
Everyone was very reasonable, no one smoked, drank or boasted, and everyone had a pleasant conversation.
Her cousins always like to urge each other to drink during any holiday dinner. They have often quarreled and exposed each other's faults after getting drunk.
Professor Li and his wife were used to taking a walk in the community after dinner every day. They all went out together. Xu Jiayan did not drive and looked at Chen You.
Chen You waved his hand and said that he could take him there, as it wasn't far anyway.
"I heard that the owner of Xiyuan is also a partner of the studio?" Xu Jiayan glanced at Chen You.
"Well, he's behind the scenes and won't come out to take care of things." Shen You said calmly.
Xu Jiayan pursed his lips slightly, feeling a little disappointed. He thought of the man who attended the auction with Chen You on the day of the auction.
The other party should be this partner.
In fact, he already felt that Chen You had no interest in him, but he still wanted to find an opportunity to ask her what she thought.
"You have to go back to the next city tomorrow, right?" Chen You asked casually.
"Yes, otherwise I would also like to go to your studio with you." Xu Jiayan smiled gently.
"It's okay, you can go there later. They haven't started cleaning up there yet, so there's nothing there right now."
Chen You stepped on the brakes and signaled him, “We’re here.”
"Send me a message when you get home." Xu Jiayan reluctantly went to open the car door.
"good."
Chen You turned the car around and was halfway there when it suddenly started to rain heavily. For safety reasons, he drove slowly all the way.
Having finally become rich, she now cherishes her life very much.
After arriving home, I saw that it was still early, so I laid out my tools and prepared to continue working to catch up on the final progress of repairing the phoenix corona.
I was busy with various things in the past few days and finally got them all done.
After a while, the wind chimes made a sound, indicating a random entrance.
The store has not yet switched to [Da Qi], but the random entrance is not restricted. You can come in as long as Chen You has not set the store to be closed.
I saw a thinly dressed, half-wet woman holding a package looking at the store in surprise.
It was almost winter in Da Qi, and the weather was getting colder and colder. No wonder she was shivering from the cold.
"Girl, please tell me, where is this place?" she asked cautiously.
"My antique shop." Chen You stood up and poured a cup of hot water from a disposable cup and handed it to her, "Do you want to buy anything? Or something you need to trade."
Liu Erniang took the cup and looked at it in disbelief. Made of paper?
How can the water inside not leak? And what is that thing for pouring water? You can get hot water by pressing it.
Only the underworld uses things made of paper. Am I already dead?
"I don't have anything to buy." Liu Xia looked embarrassed as she looked at the coarse cloth clothes she had mended.
She couldn't afford the things in this shop. Even after she died, her family wouldn't be able to afford much paper money.
Liu Erniang's lips trembled slightly, "Am I dead?"
When Shen You heard this, and then looked at the other person's dripping hair and pale and thin face, his mind was frozen for a moment.
No, it’s not the right time to talk nonsense this late at night.
"This is just an ordinary shop, you don't have to be afraid." Chen You said softly, glancing at the other person's shadow.
Liu Erniang nodded hesitantly. The warm touch in her hand was real, but she didn't dare to drink the water for fear that she didn't have enough money.
She didn't sell much today and only earned five cents in total.
"Girl, can you trade something for a cup of hot water?"
Liu Erniang opened the package, which was filled with embroidered handkerchiefs and cloth with very delicate patterns.
"It's just a cup of hot water, it's free, feel free to drink it."
Chen You looked at the embroidery patterns carefully and could see that the embroiderer had good skills. Most of the fabrics and silk threads were ordinary, and only two pieces were of good material.
It should be because of the consideration of the consumer group. Ordinary people would not be willing to buy good materials.
"Are you an embroiderer?" she asked again.
Liu Erniang nodded, "I can also weave cloth and silk."
Seeing Chen You's puzzled look, she took the initiative to talk about her own affairs.
Her husband died of illness not long after they got married. Everyone said that she was unlucky in marriage. Her husband's family was of high status and the marriage was arranged by her parents. After her husband died, her husband's family thought that she had no support at home and drove her out.
With only younger brothers and sisters left at home, she could only make a living by weaving and embroidering handkerchiefs.
But the rumor came from somewhere that she was unlucky in marriage, and her business declined by half, so all the money in the family was used to buy silk thread.
"What's the ominous sign? To bring good luck to your husband is to bring good luck to yourself." Chen You said, "Maybe he is unlucky and can't bear your blessing."
Liu Erniang widened her eyes, shocked by what Chen You said, "Can a woman bring good luck to herself?"
"sure."
No one had expected at that time that Liu Erniang would eventually become the richest imperial merchant in the Great Qi.
Of course, this is all a story for later.
As soon as Chen You heard that she lived outside the capital, she came up with a win-win idea.
"How about I give you a deposit and you help me weave the cloth? You can also assign the work to others. I only want the best silk and brocade."
In order to increase her business value, she would also accept lower quality silk, and at worst use it to make her own quilts.
It’s just that the product is not good, there will definitely not be another cooperation, and Master Zuo doesn’t look down on it either.
"Really?" Liu Erniang asked in surprise.
"Well, here are twenty taels." Chen You took out the silver from the cash register system.
Liu Erniang looked at the two silver ingots on the table with clear year and place of origin, and felt that it was a little unreal.
He just gave her twenty taels at a time, and didn't even let her leave anything as collateral.
"Girl, aren't you afraid that I'll run away with the money?"
(End of this chapter)
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