The carriage was traveling until noon when Yan Yujiu finally woke up.
The carriage just stopped and everyone got off to rest. Xiaoqing set up two small iron pots and cooked porridge and stewed soup at the same time, with meat patties roasted next to them. She also spread out the snacks and fruits she brought, which looked very pleasant.
Song Yuehua also boiled a pot of water and took out the food box prepared by Xie Wenwu.
Many of them are made in the morning and are not suitable to be kept for too long.
Several people were baking egg tarts while peeling tea eggs.
Xiaoqing smelled the aroma of the egg tarts and looked over, smiling and said, "Miss Xiaoyu, what kind of snacks did you bake at home? Why do they smell so good?"
"These are all the food that I cooked at home," Xiaoyu smiled as she packed two portions of egg tarts that were almost baked and gave them to Xiaoqing and Yan Yujiu.
"Both of you should try it. Just treat it as something new."
Yan Yujiu sniffed it and asked, "Is this an egg?"
"Yes, it's similar to the method of egg custard, but it's baked." Xiaoyu reminded, "Second Master, it's a little hot in the middle, be careful."
Yan Yujiu sneered, "Do you think I'm that anxious to eat?"
After saying that, he picked up an egg tart, took a bite, and then spat it out because it was burned.
Xiaoyu, "..."
Song Yuehua counted the food box and found more than thirty tea eggs on the bottom layer.
"Xiao Yu, please send some more tea eggs to Master Yan." Song Yuehua handed a half-wrapped egg to Xiao Yu.
Xiaoyu gave a tea egg to each of Wang Da, Wang Xiao, the groom, Xiaoqing, Yan Yujiu and a few guards, and Xiaoqing also brought two plates of snacks.
"This is Baihua Cake from Baihua Street, and there is also Osmanthus Pastry. If you don't mind, please try it."
This Hundred Flowers Cake is Xiaobao's favorite pastry. If Xiaobao were here, he would definitely be very happy. Song Yuehua missed Xiaobao and Dabao a little.
After the group had finished their meal, they set out again.
Before it got dark, Xiaoqing asked everyone to stay at a roadside inn.
Song Yuehua didn't feel anything after sitting in the carriage for a whole day, but Zhu Yanli, who had been coaxing the child, couldn't stand it anymore and fell asleep as soon as she arrived at the inn.
Song Yuehua cooked some food using the inn's kitchen.
The ingredients for the inn needed to be bought, and they were not cheap. Song Yuehua put the white rice and dried meat she brought into the inn and boiled them, and a bowl of meat porridge was ready.
After finishing the meal, Xiaoyu quickly held Song Yuehua down and said, "Sister, your legs haven't fully healed yet, so don't walk around."
The plaster on Song Yuehua's leg has not been removed yet, so she has to walk with the help of crutches.
A few people asked the waiter to bring some water. After washing up, Xiaoyu felt a little tired, so she lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
On the third day, the carriage did not enter Qingzhou until the afternoon.
Song Yuehua and Xiaoyu stuck their heads out. Qingzhou looked much more lively than Luozhou.
The roads are wider, the buildings are taller, there are more pedestrians, and the clothes are brighter. It seems that the wind blowing here has a different smell.
The carriage circled the city for a long time and finally stopped in front of a big gate. There was a big plaque hanging on the gate with only four words "Qingyun Embroidery Workshop" written on it.
"We're here." Song Yuehua got out of the driveway.
Several people got off the car one after another. When the servant at the door saw Yan Yujiu, he hurriedly came forward and ran forward diligently to help Xiaoqing move things.
Yan Yujiu stretched lazily, then turned around, glanced at Xiaoyu, and said to Xiaoqing, "Take Miss Song Er to register with Madam Yin."
Just after stepping through the gate, Yan Yujiu thought of something and turned around to say to Song Yuehua, "Miss Song, would you like to come in and have a cup of tea and look around? I'm very tired after the journey here, so I'm going to rest first."
"Mr. Yan, please feel free to do as you please. If it's not too much trouble, could you please ask someone to take me around the embroidery workshop?" Song Yuehua said.
Yan Yujiu gave instructions to the servant at the door before going into the house.
When Xiaoqing came over, Song Yuehua asked, "But do you need to take the embroidery and take the test?"
"Originally, I wanted it, but since it was brought by our master himself, it's not necessary," Xiaoqing said, moving closer. "I heard from the Second Master that Miss Xiaoyu's embroidery skills are promising, so it's not like he's taking advantage of the back door by accepting her."
Xiaoqing may have said this to reassure the sisters Song Yuehua and Xiaoyu, but he really overestimated the sisters' courage. In order to get in here, Song Yuehua had originally planned to give them some silver to pave the way, so she wouldn't care about this.
When she reached the door, Xiaoyu felt her heart beating fast and she looked at Song Yuehua anxiously.
Song Yuehua whispered, "No one here has ever eaten egg tarts."
Xiaoyu burst out laughing, covering her mouth and said, "Sister, why are you saying this?"
"Are you feeling better now?" Song Yuehua asked while pinching Xiaoyu's face.
Xiaoyu blushed and nodded shyly.
Song Yuehua took out a small purse and handed it to Xiaoyu, "There are 10 taels of silver in it, and the remaining 90 taels are banknotes. Keep them."
Excluding the 60 taels given to the embroidery workshop, the remaining 40 taels will be used as an emergency measure.
"Sister..." When Xiaoyu opened her purse and wanted to take out the extra banknotes, Song Yuehua grabbed them and said, "Don't move. I don't like banknotes either, but they are more convenient than silver. I can't help you the first time you encounter problems outside. I will leave more money for you so that I can feel at ease at home."
Seeing Xiaoyu's reluctant look, Song Yuehua said, "Don't worry, I won't leave for a while."
After Xiaoyu and Xiaoqing went in, Song Yuehua followed Xiaosong's lead into the embroidery workshop.
Xiao Song heard Yan Yujiu's words and introduced himself enthusiastically, "Miss, this is your first time here, right? Would you like me to introduce you to someone?"
Song Yuehua smiled and said, "If it's convenient for you, could you please tell me in detail?"
"Of course it's convenient."
Xiao Song introduced enthusiastically, "Our embroidery workshop only embroiders tribute for the royal family. All the embroiderers who come out of here are scrambled for by the rich and powerful families. In the whole Qingzhou City, everyone looks up to our embroiderers..."
As they were talking, they arrived at a large courtyard with three rooms, where many women were sitting.
Xiaosong added, "All the embroiderers who can come here can embroider finished products individually."
According to his introduction, the embroiderers in Qingyun Embroidery Workshop are divided into four levels: first the beginner apprentices, then the intermediate embroiderers, and then the senior embroiderers. The woman I just met is a senior embroiderer who can embroider finished products.
There is also another type, which is an instructor. There are very few who can reach this level. To become an instructor, one must have original embroidery skills or have produced extraordinary embroidery works.
I heard that there are only 7 instructors in Qingyun Embroidery Workshop so far.
After walking around the embroidery workshop and drinking a cup of tea, Xiaoqing brought Xiaoyu over.
Xiaoyu's matter had been dealt with, and Song Yuehua did not stay long. After saying hello to Xiaoqing, the three of them checked into an inn in Qingzhou city.
That night, the two sisters talked for most of the night, and until the next day, when Zhu Yanli was about to leave and Xiaoyu was about to go back to the embroidery workshop.
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