When Madam Qi saw the pomegranate red color, she was surprised for a moment. Her eyes lit up instantly. Then she gently took out the dress with both hands, spread it out, and placed it on her arms to examine it.
The lower half is a solid red skirt, while the details are on the upper half, with exquisite embroidered pomegranate flowers concentrated at the neckline, chest, and shoulders, decreasing in number towards the bottom. Upon closer inspection, this skirt is extremely beautiful.
Madam Qi always had a lot of clothes, but because of her unhappy marriage, she never wore such a bright color again, except for the red dress she wore on her wedding day.
She felt a flutter in her heart, and a voice inside her said, "I like this dress."
After thinking for a moment, she looked up and smiled gently at Li Mai, "Thank you, I really like this dress."
Li Mai smiled and nodded. "I've been selling pomegranate skirts since I opened the shop in the spring, but this one is a new style with so many pomegranate flowers embroidered on the upper body to enhance its appeal. I hope that wearing this skirt will bring you a good mood."
"Okay, thank you. We'll be waiting for you to bring my sister over for her piano lesson on the sixteenth," Madam Qi said sincerely.
Li Mai and Zhou Quan agreed, and after saying some words of thanks and politeness, the couple took their leave.
On the way, Li Mai was in a very good mood. "Alright, another matter has been arranged."
I didn't expect things to go so smoothly.
Zhou Quan glanced back at her, chuckled, and said thank you. Xiaomai had always been very attentive and serious about her younger siblings.
He asked softly, "Where do you want to go, or just back to the shop?"
"Go check on how my older sister and brother-in-law's shop is doing, and while you're at it, check on Xiao Lin's side, and also deliver some Mid-Autumn Festival gifts to my master," Li Mai said.
"Okay, let's go buy something to give Master Niu."
“No need to buy any, I have prepared some in my space. He loves to eat, so I prepared ten mooncakes and a basket of fruit for him. My mother brought a lot, and with what Gu Zhe sent, I put together a fruit basket.”
"We also prepared a set for Nannan and Dongdong," Li Mai added.
Zhou Quan pursed his lips and remained silent. In fact, Gu Zhe really couldn't bear to let Li Mai eat the fruit that Gu Zhe brought. She was pregnant, and she should eat all of it.
Li Mai sensed his thoughts, moved closer, sat down next to him, and said with a smile, "Don't be so stingy, I can't go without fruit. If I'm not mistaken, Gu Zhe will definitely come again before the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Zhou Quan turned to look at her, worried that she might fall, and reached out to put his arm around her waist, letting her lean against him as he spoke to her, "Okay!"
Sure enough, when Doctor Niu received the Mid-Autumn Festival gift from Li Mai, he was so happy that his eyes almost disappeared from his smile. "Good apprentice, you are the most filial to your old man."
Li Mai chuckled, "I'm glad you like it."
After talking with Doctor Niu for a while, Li Mai went to Jin Yu Ge to inquire about Manager Cui's recent situation. She was relieved to learn that everything was normal and that the jewelry designs she had sent had been arranged for craftsmen to make them.
"Has Sister Ling sent you any news?" Li Mai asked.
"Yes, a few days ago a guard came back and took away all the blueprints for the jewelry we had already made. He said the master wanted them, and they were going to start making these jewelry pieces in the capital." Manager Cui said with a smile.
Li Mai nodded. So it seems that Sister Ling and Patriarch Yu's good thing might actually work out. They should both make good progress on the Golden Jade Pavilion in the capital.
After looking around at Jin Yu Ge for a while and taking a few sets of jewelry, Li Mai went to the shop run by Zhou Xing and Xu Shun.
When they arrived, Zhou Lin was talking to his sister and brother-in-law. When they saw Zhou Quan and Li Mai arrive, the siblings became even more lively.
Zhou Quan took the holiday gifts for them out of the carriage. Li Mai said she wouldn't bother them at home; the mooncakes and fruit were enough for the children and the two elders.
She also gave Zhou Xing a set of jewelry, saying it was to match the dress she had given her last time; it was a complete set.
Zhou Xing happily accepted the gift and gave her some instructions on things to pay attention to during the second trimester of pregnancy, which Li Mai noted down one by one.
Xu Shun then picked out a few small bamboo baskets with lids that he had woven recently when he was less busy and gave them to Li Mai, telling her to see if the shop could use them and take them back to use, since not many people buy them.
After looking at it, Li Mai thought the design was very nice, but the color was a bit light. If used at home, it would get dirty easily and attract dust, requiring frequent cleaning.
She liked it very much and didn't stand on ceremony. After thanking her brother-in-law, she asked Zhou Quan to help her put it in the car.
Afterwards, Li Mai sat in Zhou Lin's shop for a while and asked him about his recent situation. After learning that he had just opened and business was not so good, Li Mai encouraged him, saying that the shop belonged to his family and he didn't have to pay rent. As long as he honed his skills and made good furniture, people would eventually notice him.
Zhou Lin agreed, saying he knew and that his sister-in-law could rest assured.
His shop was next to his brother-in-law's. His brother-in-law had been doing business in town for many years, and now his shop was doing very well. Sometimes he envied him. But then he thought about how he had only been in business for less than a month, and he stopped being impatient and focused on teaching Nan Su his craft.
"Sister-in-law, I'm still preparing the loom you requested. Don't worry, it will definitely be ready in a month at most." Zhou Lin also took Zhou Quan and Li Mai upstairs to see the materials he had prepared. He said that once everything was ready, he would take it back to their village to assemble it.
Li Mai responded.
On the way back to their shop with Zhou Quan, Li Mai also thought about moving sometime.
The owner of the mansion they bought had moved out at the end of July. They said goodbye to Zhou Tao at the shop before they left.
Lu Qian also accompanied Zhou Tao to take a look over there. After confirming that all their belongings had been moved, they changed the locks.
On the first day of the eighth lunar month, Lu Qian also sent people in to help repair the main courtyard that had not been touched before.
After purchasing the mansion, Li Mai and Zhou Quan entrusted Lu Qian with finding someone to do the renovations.
After Li Mai and Zhou Quan returned, Lu Qian took Zhou Quan to see the place. Basically, it was all repaired after the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The old and worn-out plants were renovated, the faded ones were repainted, and the missing plants were replanted with new ones.
To be honest, Lu Qian is a very reliable person, and the people he knows are also quite trustworthy. They put a lot of effort into repairing this mansion for them.
Li Mai and Zhou Quan only need to contribute money.
Zhou Jiaquan thought for a moment, "Then let's find a day at the end of August. I'll go back and ask the old clan chief to take a look. He knows about these things."
Li Mai responded.
They returned to the store, and Zhou Tao handed Li Mai an invitation.
Li Mai glanced at Zhou Tao with a puzzled look, then opened the invitation. It read that Xu Chong was inviting Li Mai and Zhou Quan to lunch at Tian Shun Zhai the next day.
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