Originally, the Liu family's embroidery building was no different from the newly opened one, but Wang Qingluo's disturbance that day made all the noble ladies in the capital know about this newly opened embroidery building. After all, Wang Qingluo, the daughter of the prime minister, was famous for being cunning, and if she liked the things she bought personally, then they must be good.
For a while, the Liu family embroidery shop was crowded with people, and it looked like an embroidery shop that had been in business for many years.
Liu Shi did not plan to hire more embroiderers. Since the people who came were all noble ladies like Wang Qingluo, she could not make more cheap goods. It was better to make high-quality goods. It was okay to produce less. Quality is more important than quantity. Otherwise, if the things in the same store were sold to nobles on one side and to the common people on the other, it would only be bad for both sides. Originally, Shen Qingqiu wanted to remind her, but seeing that her mother was very clear about this, he stopped paying attention.
"I'm really going to be pissed off. Yulou is so shameless that she actually claims to be the best restaurant in the capital!" Jin Cai came back from outside that day with an ugly look on her face. She complained loudly and stomped on the ground hard, wishing that Yulou could be stomped to death by her.
"What's wrong?" Ah Xiu, who was embroidering a fan, hurriedly poured a glass of water for Jin Cai.
"Originally we could order 25 or 26 Beauty Fans a day, but in the past few days the number has suddenly dropped by half! I went out to ask around and found out that the shameless Yulou copied us and not only painted beauties on the fans like us, but also put feathers on the tails!" This is blatant plagiarism.
Liu was not angry at all. Instead, she advised Jin Cai, "There are only three embroiderers in our embroidery shop: me, Mama Chen, and Ah Xiu. We call it an embroidery shop, but we just take on jobs for the nobles. We may not be able to finish the work on the 25th or 26th of this month. It's better to let others earn some money than to pile up the work."
Jin Cai was still snorting. It was nothing for her to give, but Yulou's eating manner was still too difficult! Unexpectedly, Liu Shi did not fight or fight, and did not intend to argue with Yulou. The shopkeeper of Yulou came over first.
"Shopkeeper Liu." The shopkeeper also looked gentle and refined. He bowed and saluted Liu.
Liu returned the gift and asked Jin Cai to serve the tea. Jin Cai reluctantly went to the back to get the tea leaves and made tea.
"I see that you are young and beautiful, and it is not easy for you to support such a large embroidery building." The shopkeeper of Yulou first complimented Liu, and Liu complimented back according to the polite words. Jin Cai brought tea and stared at the back of the shopkeeper of Yulou with anger.
"Manager Liu, I see that you are not doing well. I heard that you are single and have a daughter." The manager of Yulou said as he handed out a banknote. "This is a thousand taels of silver. Even in a place like the capital, it is enough for you and your daughter to have a good life without worries. Why do you have to hurt your eyes by doing this kind of embroidery?"
Liu was stunned for a moment, "Boss, what does this mean?"
Jin Cai also got angry when she heard what was happening later and went out to speak, but was held down by Mother Chen who shook her head at her.
The shopkeeper crossed his legs, shook his robe, and said, "Let's not beat around the bush. On this whole street, our Yulou is the only embroidery shop that is worthy of the attention of the nobles. There must be someone behind you. I see that you are a woman, Shopkeeper Liu. You can take this thousand taels. If you want to continue to run the embroidery shop, it is not a problem. But since our Yulou has sold the beauty fan, you naturally cannot sell it here."
The owner of Yulou speaks politely, but what he does is not human.
"What if I don't accept the money?" Liu said, "Yulou sells Yulou's things, and I sell mine. Why is Yulou interfering with me?"
Even a person as good-tempered as Liu couldn't help herself, but the shopkeeper of Yulou sneered, "Then Shopkeeper Liu can try it." Then he took a sip of the tea on the table, and after drinking it, he sighed, "This tea is not fresh enough."
After the shopkeeper of Yulou left, Jin Cai spat at his back several times.
"Why did you stop me, mom? I should have thrown the tea leaves in his face! He complained that the tea leaves were not fresh enough?" Jin Cai was furious. She had never seen such a shameless person! "One thousand taels of silver, you think you can afford it! Those noble ladies would spend hundreds of taels just to buy a pair!"
Mother Chen said, "You are such a careless thing. I am stopping you for your own good!" She tapped Jin Cai's forehead and said, "Pack your things!" Jin Cai walked into the house angrily.
Liu sighed. Mother Chen was right. The capital was under the feet of the emperor, and there were many hidden talents. Yulou dared to come to the door and ask for one thousand taels and propose such an unfair clause. Naturally, he had the confidence to do so.
"What should we do now?" asked Mother Chen.
At her age, she won't be as eager to stand out as young people, so she will naturally think a lot after getting angry.
Liu frowned, "What has been taken on must be completed... Well, let's take it one step at a time."
But Yulou obviously didn't give them a chance to take things one step at a time. Some noble ladies would personally ask servants to pick up the handkerchiefs or fans they had made, but some noble ladies would leave their addresses at the shop and ask for them to be delivered. The business at Xiulou was busy, but not too busy either. Jincai had to take on multiple roles.
Not only do you have to be a waiter to recruit people, you also have to run errands to deliver things.
After all, she had worked as a servant in a wealthy and powerful family, and she was also a sweet-mouthed person.
But one day, when Jin Cai came back from outside, she covered her face and turned around to walk into the house. Mother Chen was wringing clothes at that time, and it was a bit difficult for her to do it alone. Seeing Jin Cai coming back, she hurriedly shouted, "Come and help me--" But Jin Cai didn't even look at her and ran straight into the house.
After hanging the clothes, Chen's mother was so angry that she started to scold, "I think you'll tear the roof off the house if I don't punish you for three days!"
But even though she scolded her like this, Mother Chen didn't go in and really beat her. After all, they had been together for such a long time, and she didn't regard Jin Cai as an enemy like she did at the beginning. She didn't go in, but Shen Qingqiu, who was sitting on the swing next to her, got off the swing and went to Jin Cai's room without saying a word.
"Girl! Don't! Jin Cai just acts foolishly sometimes, I don't want to hit her——" Mother Chen hurriedly stopped Shen Qingqiu.
Followed into the room.
I only saw Jin Cai lying on the bed, her shoulders twitching. Shen Qingqiu walked over and twisted Jin Cai's face, and saw that her previously beautiful face had been slapped several times, and the sides were swollen. I thought it was Mother Chen who came. I had become familiar with Mother Chen these days, and I knew she wouldn't really hit me.
Jin Cai was about to tell her to leave her alone, but when she turned around, she saw it was the Seventh Girl.
He hurriedly said, "Hello, girl."
Shen Qingqiu pinched her chin, turned her face here and there, and then asked, "Who did it?"
Jin Cai gritted her teeth and couldn't help crying out loud, "I was going to deliver the goods to the ladies, and a few men stopped me on the way, saying that the people in our Liu Family Embroidery Building were disobedient. Before I could say anything, they slapped me a few times, saying it was a lesson." It didn't really hurt, but her face was tender and it looked scary.
But of course a girl would feel embarrassed to be slapped in the face, especially since it happened in a busy city!
It was no different from the last time when Master Shen kicked her in front of all the servants in the yard!
"I think it's the people from Yulou. There's no one else but them. Last time, they forced Madam not to sell the Beauty Fan anymore. They said that if we don't obey, we will be punished. Now my son is teaching us a lesson."
Jin Cai covered her face and felt that she was extremely unlucky.
Shen Qingqiu half-closed her eyes, revealing a bit of cold and sharp light, "You are really good, you dare to hit my people." As she spoke, she walked out, hooked her feet on the ground, and brought up the iron rod she usually used for training. Mother Chen was startled when she saw it, "Girl! Girl!" She hurriedly chased after her!
My goodness, this is the capital city. If you offend God, you will be beheaded.
Jin Cai saw Mother Chen chasing after her and hurriedly followed.
Shen Qingqiu walked all the way to the entrance of Yulou. It was noon. Generally speaking, in the afternoon, ladies and young ladies would come to Yulou to hang out while taking a leisurely stroll, so there were not many customers in the store at this time. The person who greeted people inside saw Shen Qingqiu. She was wearing shorts because she was practicing martial arts, and she did not look like someone from a wealthy family.
"Go away, kid, where did you come from? This is not a place for you to play!"
But after pushing, the child on the ground surprisingly did not move. The man pushed again, but Shen Qingqiu still did not move, "You kid——"
Because of the action here, many people looked over, and the waiter was embarrassed for a moment and used all his strength to push Shen Qingqiu, but Shen Qingqiu's feet loosened and he dodged. The waiter followed the force and hit the wall of the Jade Tower, and the sound was so loud that everyone in the Jade Tower looked at him.
"You don't have to be so polite to me." Shen Qingqiu said with a slight curl of his lips.
The waiter touched his head and found a big bump. Now his son was sure that the kid was there to cause trouble.
"Come on, someone is messing up the place!" The waiter shouted, and soon seven or eight burly men came in from the back of the Jade Building, with forbidden belts wrapped around their wrists, and they all looked like martial artists. To be able to support such a gangster, the Jade Building was definitely not simple.
Shen Qingqiu was not afraid of them fighting with him, but he was afraid that they would not be able to stop fighting.
"Liu Er, what are you doing? You asked a kid to scare us out?" One of them shouted and saw the little kid who was only three inches tall on the ground, and couldn't help sneering.
The waiter, who was called Liu Er, covered his head and said, "Master Tu Jiu! This little girl is not simple, don't underestimate her."
How could a man weighing several hundred pounds not take a child weighing less than 50 pounds seriously? It was like an elephant not seeing an ant. The man lowered his head, "Little girl, you should go back to your mother quickly. This is not a place for you to play around." The man said kindly. After all, they were just bodyguards hired by Yulou, and there was no need to get violent with the little girl.
Shen Qingqiu frowned impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense, and fight if you want."
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