Chapter 81 The embroiderer who comes to the shop
"This is Xiaoyou, I heard Lao Li mention it many times before, always to praise you."
Professor Li's wife smiled and asked Shen You to sit wherever she pleased.
Shen You said hello obediently before sitting down.
"It's a good thing that you can do this studio. I've said it a long time ago. It would be a pity not to study traditional crafts at your level."
Professor Li looked pleased and happy to see the success of this matter,
"If you have any difficulties over there, you can tell me. If I can help, I will definitely help. If you can't, I can still help you."
Listening to Professor Li's words, Shen You laughed together and said, "So, you agreed to the consultant thing?"
She knew that in this field, she was no better than Professor Li and others who had studied hard. The reason why she was valued by Professor Li was because of the lost ancient methods.
It wasn't something she had developed on her own. Professionally, she needed someone who could do it.
"How can I lie to you?" Professor Li pretended to be serious.
Shen You answered quickly, "Of course not."
Not only did Professor Li agree to have his name as a consultant, but he also said that students with good professional abilities and interest in the studio would also be recommended.
Professor Li also saw that what Shen You was doing was reliable, and the studio was also beneficial to the development of the students he led, which was a mutual achievement.
Not long after, the dishes and chopsticks were placed on the table.
The food was home-cooked by the aunt. Professor Li’s wife paid special attention to Shen You, who was here for the first time, and asked her to add more vegetables.
"You're welcome, just treat it as your own home and eat more."
Shen You smiled and nodded, "Okay, Master."
To be honest, the atmosphere in Professor Li's home made Shen You envious.
Everyone was very reasonable, there was no smoking, drinking or bragging, and everyone had a pleasant conversation.
Those cousins in her family like to persuade each other to get drunk during festive dinners. They have exposed each other and quarreled many times when they were drunk.
Professor Li and his wife used to go for a walk in the community after dinner every day. When everyone went out together, Xu Jiayan came without driving and looked at Shen You.
Shen You waved her hand and said she could send him off, it wasn't far anyway.
"I heard that the owner of Xiyuan is also a partner of the studio?" Xu Jiayan looked sideways at Shen You.
"Well, he's behind the scenes and won't come out to take care of things." Shen You's voice was calm.
Xu Jiayan pursed his lips slightly, feeling a little disappointed in his heart. He thought of the man who attended with Shen You on the day of the auction.
The other party should be this partner.
In fact, he already felt that Shen You had no intention of him, but he still wanted to find an opportunity to ask her what she thought.
"You have to go back to the next city tomorrow, right?" Shen You asked casually.
"Yes, otherwise I would like to go to your studio with you." Xu Jiayan smiled softly.
"It's okay. You can go there later. The cleaning hasn't started there yet, and there's nothing there now."
Shen You stepped on the brakes and signaled to him: "We're here."
"Send me a message when you get home." Xu Jiayan reluctantly opened the door.
"Okay."
Shen You turned the car around and drove slowly when it suddenly started to rain heavily. To be on the safe side, she drove slowly.
After finally getting rich, she now cherishes her life very much.
When I got home, I saw that it was still early, so I set out my tools and prepared to continue working to catch up on the final progress of repairing the phoenix crown.
I have been busy with various things in the past few days, and I finally got them all done.
Not long after, there was movement in the wind chime, which was a random entrance.
The store has not been switched to [Daqi] yet, but the random entrance is not restricted. Shen You can come in as long as Shen You has not set the store to close.
I saw a thinly dressed woman, half wet, holding a package and looking at the store in surprise.
It was almost winter in Daqi now, and the weather was getting colder and colder. No wonder she was shivering from the cold. "Girl, may I ask, where is this place?" she asked cautiously.
"My antique shop." Shen You stood up, poured a cup of hot water from a disposable cup, and handed it to her, "Is there anything you want to buy? Or something that needs to be traded."
Liu Erniang took the cup and looked at it in disbelief. Is it made of paper?
How come the water inside doesn't leak? And what is that thing that pours water? Hot water comes out when you press it.
Only things made of paper can be found in the underworld. Could it be that he is already dead?
"I don't have anything to buy." Liu Xia looked embarrassed, looking at the coarse cloth clothes she had mended.
She couldn't afford anything in this shop. Even after she died, her family wouldn't be able to afford much paper money.
Liu Erniang's lips trembled slightly, "Am I already dead?"
When Shen You heard this and looked at the other person's dripping hair and pale and thin face, his head was stuck for a moment.
No, I don’t want to talk nonsense this late at night.
"This is just an ordinary shop, you don't have to be afraid." Shen You said softly and glanced at the other party's shadow.
Liu Erniang nodded hesitantly. The warm touch in her hands was real, but she did not dare to drink the water for fear that she would not have enough money.
She didn't sell much today, and only collected five cents in total.
"Girl, you said you would trade things, can you exchange them for a cup of hot water?"
Liu Erniang opened the package. It was all embroidered handkerchiefs and fabrics, and the patterns were very exquisite.
"It's just a cup of hot water. It doesn't cost anything. You can drink it without worry."
Shen You looked at these embroidery samples carefully and saw that the embroiderer's skills were good. Most of the fabrics and threads were ordinary, and only two pieces were of good quality.
It should be considering the consumer group, how can ordinary people afford to buy good materials.
"Are you an embroiderer?" she asked again.
Liu Erniang nodded, "I can also weave cloth and can weave silk and satin."
Seeing Shen You's confused eyes, she took the initiative to talk about her own affairs.
Her husband died of illness not long after they got married. Everyone said she was cheating on her husband. Her husband's family had a high family status, which was the marriage contract made by her parents. When her husband died, her husband's family thought she had no support at home, so they kicked her out.
With only her younger siblings left in the family, she could only make ends meet by weaving and embroidering handkerchiefs.
But I don’t know where the news came from, and her husband is unknown. Most of her business has been lost, and the family’s money has been used to buy silk threads.
"What's unknown is that Kefu is prospering himself." Shen You said, "Maybe he is too short-lived to bear your blessing."
Liu Erniang's eyes widened, shocked by what Shen You said, "Can women also prosper themselves?"
"Of course."
At this time, no one expected that Liu Erniang would eventually become one of the richest emperor merchants in Da Qi.
Of course, this is all a story for later.
As soon as Shen You heard that she lived outside the capital, she had a win-win idea.
"I'll give you a deposit, how about you help me weave? You can also assign the work to others. I only want the best silk and brocade."
For the sake of business value, she will also collect inferior silk, and at worst, she will use it to make quilts.
It's just that if the stuff is not good, there will definitely be no future cooperation, and Master Zuo doesn't like it either.
"Really?" Liu Erniang said in surprise.
"Well, here are twenty taels." Shen You took out the silver from the cashier system.
Liu Erniang looked at the two ingots of silver with clear year numbers and origins on the table, feeling a little unreal.
The casual deal was twenty taels, and she was not allowed to leave anything as collateral.
"Girl, aren't you afraid that I'll take the money and run away?"
(End of chapter)