After Xichun finished dressing, she let the two men in. The two men looked at Xichun's figure, which seemed to have changed, and found it amazing. Even Madam Zhao wanted to touch her to see how it had changed.
"Why don't you go back and make one yourselves and see? And these socks, look at them, aren't they much more snug? Even if you wear them alone, you don't have to worry about them falling down. Besides, socks aren't gender-specific; everyone needs them, so I think they're even more suitable to sell than underwear."
"That's true. These socks can be worn by both men and women. I'll make a set when I get back and see how comfortable they are."
Both of them nodded and hurried home to make a set as well. They even made a set of underwear that fit their own figures according to Xichun's method.
A few days later, the two of them also put on the underwear they made themselves. The feeling was indescribable. It was much more comfortable than the underwear they wore before, and their figures seemed to be better as well.
Especially for Mrs. Zhao, who had already given birth, she was originally worried about prolapse, but after putting it on, she felt that she had regained her confidence.
"You know what, even my husband said I seem different." Madam Zhao smiled, and the two of them understood what was going on.
"Right? I told you this thing has a clever use. If we opened a workshop to make and sell clothes like this, it would provide opportunities for women to work, and we could also earn some pocket money ourselves."
"I agree. We'll invest the money together, however much silver is needed."
"I agree. I can't find any work anyway, and it's really boring to stay at home every day."
Since neither of them had any objections, Xichun naturally had even fewer. After discussing it, the three of them decided to split the capital equally. From now on, Qian Qiaoqiao would be in charge of management, while Xichun and Madam Zhao would be in charge of supervision. They wouldn't need to go to the workshop often. Of course, Qian Qiaoqiao would also be given a separate management fee.
Qian Qiaoqiao also took the initiative to find a venue. A month later, the three of them finally finished all the preparations, and all that was left was to recruit workers.
Nowadays, the sales of the dyeing workshop are also increasing, and they need to recruit people. The garment workshop is also preparing to recruit workers. The city has become lively. Because it provides accommodation for female workers, even the villagers have heard the news and are preparing to see if they meet the requirements.
Because the story of Zhaodi and Zhang Daniu going to court had spread far and wide, many villages knew that a dyeing workshop had opened in the county town. In the past few days, the county town has been bustling with people, mainly women.
As this news spread, people naturally heard about the county magistrate's rule that men who beat women would be whipped. Some men who accompanied their women became nervous upon hearing this, fearing that the yamen runners on the road would find out they had beaten women and that they would be arrested and whipped.
Finally, a suitable candidate was selected. They also heard that the garment workshop would buy silkworms, and the county would sell a batch of mulberry trees transported from Jiangnan Road at the lowest price. Any family willing to plant mulberry trees and raise silkworms could come directly to the county to buy them. If they didn't have the money, they could buy on credit and pay back the money after the silkworms were sold.
Upon hearing this, many of the women who had not been selected happily went to buy a batch of mulberry trees on credit to take home. They figured they could just plant them by their own fields, and the silkworms would be distributed by the government, so any profits would be theirs.
This batch of mulberry trees was thanks to Lord Hu's help. Lord Hu had a good friend who took the exam with him and happened to be working in Jiangnan Circuit. When he heard that Fu Changfeng wanted to buy a batch of mulberry trees, he ordered someone to help him get some. Of course, Fu Changfeng had given him money in advance for all of this.
After Xichun and her colleagues produced their first batch of underwear, they found people to sell it. However, according to Taozi's feedback, the results were not very good, and not many people were willing to buy it.
"I think this thing is not suitable for being openly displayed and sold, but it shouldn't be so unwanted, so why can't it be sold elsewhere?" Madam Zhao also felt a bit of a headache.
"Don't worry, let me think of a way. If the method works, we can promote it to the outside world." Xichun thought of the modern store model for selling underwear.
So she specifically cleared out a secluded second floor in a clothing and fabric shop in the county to sell such intimate apparel.
To allow customers to more intuitively experience the benefits of these clothes, Xichun also commissioned the creation of several hollow wooden display cases for women's clothing, allowing people to directly appreciate the garments' advantages.
They also specially trained several female assistants. Apart from two burly women who guarded the entrance on the first floor, the others were women who were dedicated to introducing their products. Only after they tried the products themselves could they better introduce them to customers.
Soon, Xichun invited a group of ladies from the city to the shop. Xichun was the owner of the shop, and the ladies naturally knew this. Moreover, the fabrics sold here were all fashionable, so the ladies would not refuse out of respect for Xichun.
However, this time Xichun took everyone upstairs and said that there were some new products to show everyone, which made everyone want to see what kind of new products they were.
"These are the new products made by our garment workshop. Today is the first day of business. Thank you ladies for coming to support us. I will have someone unveil everything so that everyone can see them."
The mannequins were all covered with cloth, so at first the ladies didn't notice anything unusual. However, the moment the cloth was opened, several ladies blushed.
"Don't be shy, everyone. These are all things that are suitable for us women to wear. Next, let our female staff here introduce the benefits of these things to you." Xi Chun did not continue the introduction.
Although the group blushed with embarrassment, they calmed down and quietly observed the clothes worn by each of the mannequins. These clothes were very different from what they usually wore, but they possessed a special kind of magic.
"If you ladies are interested, you can come over here. There are private fitting rooms where the maids can help you try them on. Of course, you can try them on through your own clothes. We have two strong women guarding the door downstairs. The door to the second floor is already closed from the inside, so no one will be able to come in now."
In the end, only one lady tried them on herself. After trying them on, she blushed and bought two sets to take home. The other ladies also bought a set, and the shop assistant picked out special sizes according to their body shapes.
She had initially thought they might not like it, but the next day the female shop assistant in charge came to report the results. It turned out that the ladies all thought it was very nice to wear, and secretly sent their maids to buy several different styles and materials.
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