Qin Xiaozhou was busy with his work, and Lu Yunfeng came to help with a boatload of clothes hangers. His family was building a house and he was also opening a new shop in the county town, so he had to run back and forth between the two places.
These clothes hangers are made of bamboo. It's not difficult, just a bit time-consuming. There are more than two hundred simple clothes hangers and ten human-shaped clothes hangers.
Another batch of clothes arrived, and Qin Xiaozhou carefully inspected them. The embroidery this time was noticeably better than the last, with more exquisite techniques and more natural color matching. She was delighted with the result.
Li Zhen, who had been anxiously watching from the side, breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Qin Xiaozhou's happy expression after the inspection. However, she couldn't help but worry about another matter, and after hesitating for a long time, she finally spoke, "This time there are more than twenty pieces of clothing, and we only have two bolts of fabric left... this..."
Do you still want me to embroider?
These fabrics are all fine and soft cloth, including silk. If the clothes made from them don't sell, the Lu family will lose a lot of money.
Qin Xiaozhou didn't understand Li Zhen's meaning, only thinking that there was no more fabric and they needed to buy more. So she said, "There are still three days until the opening. Before that, we need to produce another batch of clothes. On the opening day, we need at least seventy or eighty pieces of clothing, and we need to keep supplying them afterward. We should really think about the fabric procurement."
There are also fewer embroiderers. It takes a person two or three days to make one garment, and that's only if there's little embroidery. If there's a lot of embroidery, it can take ten days or half a month to make one garment.
So he made up his mind, "I will visit Miss Sun this afternoon."
The county magistrate's residence was not far from Shuxing Lane, only a quarter of an hour's walk away. Qin Xiaozhou went to the back gate and explained her purpose to the gatekeeper. Nowadays, who in the county town didn't know Qin the Exhibitor? Moreover, the young lady of the mansion often went to Yifanfengshun, which showed that she liked this Qin the Exhibitor. Therefore, the gatekeeper did not make things difficult for her and turned around and ran inside to report.
Qin Xiaozhou was quickly ushered inside. Although it was the county magistrate's residence, the courtyard was not very large. Soon they arrived at Sun Yuanyuan's pavilion. The pavilion was exquisite, but the interior was not luxurious. The county magistrate's residence had not been extravagant along the way, which showed that the county magistrate was not a big corrupt official. This was in line with Qin Xiaozhou's understanding of the county magistrate. He had some talent, but not much. He was not a big corrupt official and was not a very bad person. He was not a particularly honest and upright person either. In short, he was an ordinary person.
Sun Yuanyuan was surprised that Qin Xiaozhou would come to visit. "Have you encountered any difficulties?"
Qin Xiao was extremely enthusiastic about opening a clothing store, because there was money to be made, and that money would be her private savings, which would be very useful in case she encountered difficulties after getting married in the future.
Otherwise, as the daughter of a minor county magistrate with little wealth, she wouldn't have much dowry to rely on. Rather than relying on her grandmother, whom she only saw a few times a year, she might as well grab Qin Xiaozhou for quick money.
Qin Xiaozhou explained her purpose: "I want to hold an event in the county town to select embroiderers."
Large-scale events held in county towns require government approval and documentation; those who hold such events without authorization will be arrested on charges of rebellion or uprising.
Sun Yuanyuan pondered for a moment. Choosing an embroiderer was not an outrageous thing. Besides, if a woman in the county became an embroiderer, and the embroidery here became famous in the future, money would only be a bonus. Fame would be the most important thing, which would definitely benefit her father's promotion. Her status would also rise accordingly.
Having thought all this through, Sun Yuanyuan nodded and agreed, "You can go ahead and do your thing. Just tell me the date, and I'll take care of the address and the permits."
Qin Xiaozhou knew that these women in ancient times were not stupid. She was here to offer fame and fortune. As the daughter of a county magistrate, Sun Yuanyuan had been exposed to power and interests since childhood, so she naturally understood quickly.
From now on, Qin Xiaozhou will no longer have to live in fear in this county.
Until May 18th, at the stroke of dawn, firecrackers were set off in front of the clothing store. The crackling sounds echoed throughout the street, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder. Soon, the ground was covered with a layer of red paper scraps.
This place is still located in the western part of the county town. There are many people coming and going, but it is far from the morning market. It is the area where scholars live. By now, a lot of women have already gathered here, and even Sun Yuanyuan came early to show her support.
Qin Xiaozhou stepped onto the red confetti from the firecrackers, pulled down the red cloth on the signboard, which read "Hua Xiangrong" in large characters, with two more characters in the lower right corner: "Qin Ji".
This is a shop named after her surname.
She stepped forward confidently and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your patronage on the grand opening of our store today."
Qin Xiaozhou specially wore an outfit from the store today: an elegant jacket and a tube top. The jacket was thin and narrow-sleeved, which accentuated her figure. It was quite different from the cross-collar and right-fastening style. As soon as she appeared, she attracted the attention of all the women present.
After a speech, the shop doors opened wide. Sun Yuanyuan, as the daughter of the county magistrate and the shop's promoter, was the first to enter the shop. The shop was very large, about 150 square meters. Sets of clothes were hanging on the racks, and the quality of the embroidery and the style were clear at a glance. In particular, the clothes on the human-shaped racks looked as if they were being worn by the wearers themselves.
These ladies and young women usually folded their clothes and never saw them hanging up for sale before. They were all amazed at how useful the clothes rack was. They could easily pick out their favorite colors from sixty or seventy pieces of clothing and clearly distinguish the embroidery on the front and back sleeves.
Shen Panyun stopped beside a hanging rack, her eyes sparkling. "Mother, look, there are magpie branches on this sleeve. I like this."
It was rare for Zhao Hanping to accompany her daughter out, and she was dazzled by all the clothes. It was the first time she had ever seen such a fitted dress. It made her waist look incredibly slender, and even she, a woman, couldn't help but blush. She chose a scarlet dress embroidered with pomegranate branches. Unfortunately, she was getting on in years, and the dress was more suitable for a newlywed woman. Otherwise, she would definitely have bought it.
After hesitating for a moment, she reluctantly let go of the clothes and walked towards her daughter. Only then did she release the clothes, and soon a girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old took them and began to measure her waist.
The woman had been married for six months without any sign of pregnancy, but when she saw the dress embroidered with pomegranate branches, she was instantly captivated.
Pomegranates are full of seeds, which is auspicious. Moreover, each pomegranate is embroidered full and lovely, showing that the embroidery is excellent. It is also a scarlet color suitable for newlyweds, which is auspicious in every way. How could she not buy it? The waist and length are also just right. The woman quickly put the dress away to prevent it from being snatched away by others.
There were quite a few people eyeing the clothes, but they couldn't openly snatch them. Now that the clothes were being taken away, several women around were indignant and could only look for other clothes. Fortunately, the other clothes were of good quality in terms of color, fabric, and embroidery, so their anger dissipated.
Sun Xunqiao was in the prime of her youth, and with her lively personality, she was perfectly suited to wearing clothes that accentuated her waist. When she saw a dress with round, plump tits on the cuffs, she immediately fell in love with it and ran to Sun Yuanyuan to show it off, saying, "Cousin, look, these chubby little tits are so cute."
No matter how cute it is, it's still a sparrow, and its symbolism is not respectable. Sun Yuanyuan didn't like it. She chose a ribbon bird with outstretched wings, its tail feathers were very long, like a ribbon, elegant and beautiful, like a flower in the mountains and forests.
However, this bird has another name among the villagers: the Lianque (练雀).
The clothes were novel in design, mostly with a waist-enhancing style, comfortable and slimming, and there were also several flowing gauze skirts. Naturally, they sold very well. Ladies and young ladies flocked to them like locusts, and in just two hours, only a few of the more than seventy clothes remained hanging on the hangers.
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