Looking at her hands covered in calluses and scars, Li Zhen felt a surge of emotion, almost overwhelmed by the thought of missing an opportunity. She slowly withdrew her hands, preparing to go home and work in the fields. Qin Xiaozhou stopped her, saying, "Your embroidery skills are good, your hands will heal after a while. From now on, you'll be in charge of them. Every piece of embroidery and every stitch must pass your inspection before it can enter the market."
Qin Xiaozhou led her to the steps at the door and faced the crowd. "Sister Li Zhen's embroidery skills are superb. After you finish your embroidery, you need to let her see it. If it's not good, you should practice more on your own. If the embroidery you make within seven days is still not presentable, then I will have to return it to you. My Lu family is in business. We can only pay you if your embroidery is good and we buy it. We are all in this together, so I hope you will treat her well."
"As long as you do your embroidery well, I won't treat you badly. You'll get thirty coins a day. But once you become embroiderers, you can't do any hand-damaging work at home. If you ruin my fabric, I'll make you pay for it."
The families of those who were selected were overjoyed. Thirty coins a day was more than what people earned working in the county town. Plus, it was safer in the village. They were very happy. Some were happy, while others were sad. The girls who weren't selected were scolded by their families. "I told you not to study hard. I told you to be stupid. You can't even learn embroidery."
Qin Xiaozhou instructed, "It's not too late for anyone who wants to learn. The seven people we recruited today are just the first batch. We'll recruit more in the future. As long as your embroidery skills are good, I'll naturally take you. However, if Wangjia Village doesn't recruit enough people after three months, I'll go to other villages to recruit."
The village chief was a little disappointed that there were only seven people today, but he became excited after hearing this. "Good, good, everyone heard that, right? As long as you go home and study hard, you'll have another chance in three months."
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