Seeing Mrs. Qian's expression, Wang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law curiously picked up the picture that Mrs. Qian had already finished looking at and started looking at it.
"Qibao, this picture of a kitten chasing a butterfly is really interesting! And there's also a puppy gnawing on a bone. All the embroidery I've seen is full of flowers and plants, very rigid. If you embroider these little animals, it would be quite interesting!" said Zhang.
"Yeah! I think these little animals are so cute, but this is similar to the painting style on the wall of our barbecue restaurant!"
Qibao nodded and said, "Indeed, this is a cute little animal. Look, everyone doesn't like this mouse, but if you embroider it according to the drawing, don't you think this little mouse is very lively and cute?"
"What does Q version mean?" Li asked.
Qibao smiled awkwardly and said, "It's nothing, just a name for this style of painting. Don't worry about it. This is a picture of the twelve zodiac animals. It would be perfect for women to make into handkerchiefs. When the time comes, customers can buy according to their zodiac signs. It will definitely attract a lot of people."
Wang smiled and said, "My Qibao's brain must have been blessed by the Bodhisattva before he was born. He has all kinds of ideas."
After flipping through the drawings, Madam Qian said, "You're right, Shen. I admire Qibao's clever mind. Look at this picture of the Eight Immortals celebrating a birthday, the picture of the Seven Fairies dancing, and the picture of rebirth from the ashes. These are all patterns I've never seen before. They can be used to make large pieces. If you can embroider these, you'll be famous in the embroidery world!"
However, if I want to embroider these, I don’t know how many colors of silk threads I need to match, it’s a bit complicated.”
Qibao said, "Aunt Ru, although it is indeed a bit complicated, as long as we embroider one, it will be breathtaking. Now I think it is not important whether we have a shop or not. At worst, we can set up an embroidery workshop in Xujia Village!"
Mrs. Qian thought about it and said happily, "Well, this is a good idea. Once we have a reputation, we won't have to worry about not having customers. Then customers can come to our house to order custom embroidery. I'm getting excited just thinking about it now!"
Qibao nodded and said, "Aunt Ru, that's exactly what I thought. Then our Xujia Village will have another unique feature."
There aren't many drawings yet. I'll collect more when the time comes so customers have more choices. But these drawings can't be lost. They're our money-making capital, and for something this big, the price can't be low!"
Wang said, "If the price is high, will anyone be willing to buy it?"
Qibao smiled faintly and said, "Grandma, I'm planning to go for the high-end route. Just think about it, if everyone could afford it, how hard would it be for those young ladies in the village? They definitely wouldn't be able to embroider it, not to mention these large pieces. It would take them several months to embroider them."
Madam Qian said, "Qibao is right. We will focus on quality over quantity. However, since you want to sell at a high price, you must choose the best silk thread and embroidery cloth. I'll pay for it."
Qibao said, "Aunt Ru, we may need to buy it ourselves in the early stages. Then we can let the customers choose the embroidery cloth themselves. It would be a pity if the customers don't like the embroidery cloth we choose!"
Mrs. Qian's eyes lit up and she said, "Sure! That's a great idea, but we should also buy some embroidery cloth as a backup!"
Qibao said, "Well, if Aunt Ru pays, after deducting the cost, the remaining net profit will be divided according to the number of people."
Madam Qian shook her head and said, "No, if Qibao didn't have these blueprints from you, we wouldn't have been able to come up with such a beautiful embroidery. You've made the greatest contribution, so you deserve a share!"
Qibao said, "I just provided some drawings. It didn't take much effort! I was planning on giving it to Aunt Ru as a gift."
Wang held Qibao back and said, "Listen to your Aunt Ru! You can't give in vain!"
Madam Qian said, "Yes, Qibao, I treat you as one of my own and won't let you suffer any loss. Not only did you provide us with the blueprints, you also gave us advice. From now on, you will be the boss of our Xujia Village Embroidery Workshop. How about that?"
Qibao was speechless. She didn't expect things to turn out like this. How did she become the owner of an embroidery workshop?
Wang agreed and said, "Okay, I think it's okay. When the time comes, Yueru, you will be the head of the embroidery workshop, specifically responsible for guiding the girls in the village. Qibao will be the boss, and all the costs of the embroidery workshop will be covered by our family!"
Qibao touched his nose. He hadn't expected to be given the title of embroidery shop owner again. He said, "Auntie Ru, should we discuss this with the young ladies in the village?"
Madam Qian said, "Okay, but we have to tell the adults in their family. They will probably agree."
Qibao nodded. Every drawing she gave was not available here. If a large piece could be embroidered, like the Eight Immortals celebrating a birthday, the Seven Fairies dancing, and so on, the price would definitely not be low. However, we still have to see how the finished embroidery turns out, so that we can also make a specific price.
Madam Qian thought for a moment and said, "After dinner, I'll discuss this with the maids' families."
Wang said, "Well, this is a great thing. The wives in the village will definitely agree."
Uncle Xu was scratching his head as he listened. He didn't understand what the female worker was doing, but he just knew that Qibao had gained another business, so he grinned happily.
Su Chenyu took the drawings and began to look through them one by one.
"Look, cousin, if these could really be embroidered into finished products, they would really make money. They're so beautiful! Although I've seen countless embroidery works, none of them are as novel and beautiful as this!"
Jing Chen also agreed. Although the embroidery produced by the palace embroiderers was impeccable, it was too conventional. It was nothing more than auspicious patterns of flowers and birds, which made it seem too ordinary. It was far inferior to the grand and lively paintings on these drawings, and the meaning was also very good.
Now that the matter had been agreed upon, after dinner, Mrs. Qian summoned the parents of the village girls.
In the Xu family's courtyard, after Uncle Fu closed the gate, someone couldn't help but ask, "Sister Yueru, what do you want to say?"
Mrs. Qian smiled and said, "Of course I have good news to tell everyone. After all, I have lived in Xujia Village for a few years and am familiar with all the sisters and brothers. So I will just tell you straight away!"
So Mrs. Qian told everyone about the plan as they had agreed.
When everyone heard this, they all started talking.
"This is indeed a great thing! I heard that a good large piece of embroidery is worth a lot of money!"
"Well, I heard from others that even a large screen owned by a wealthy family would cost at least several hundred to a thousand taels of silver!"
Madam Qian immediately waved her hand and said, "So I gathered everyone here for this matter. As long as you agree, I will get started on this matter tomorrow!"
"Sister Yueru, I agree. This is a good thing! This is my daughter's future. As a mother, I fully agree with it!" Huaer's mother took the lead.
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