103. Embroidery Mother 25
Zhang Hui and the third aunt pretended not to notice the ladies opposite each other. The celebrities gaze, and walked into their shop step by step. They raised their hands to get the cloth on the goods price, and inadvertently waved a ray of glow or moonlight, and then walked lightly into the hall and sat down. The toes raised, making the skirts scattered all over the ground, shining brightly.
The sight from the opposite side was getting more and more hot. Finally, someone couldn't help but walk into the store and asked, "Boss two, what fabric are used for these two clothes on you? Are there any sold in the store?"
"Oh, this is a new style fabric that my daughter just developed, called Yunxia cloth and Yuehui cloth. Only one piece a month can be produced, and even our family members don't think it's enough to use it, so how could we bear to take out?" Zhang Hui waved her hand carelessly.
"Is it as little as one piece of cloth produced per month?"
"This cloth is as soft as a cloud, smooth as a mirror, and the light feels delicate and as if it is present or not. To make a cloth of this texture, you need to pick out the finest and best silk. The labor, time and energy it takes to be unimaginable to others. Just the step of selecting silk, five or six Weaver Girls have to work day and night. Do you think this yield can be high?" Zhang Hui said with an eloquence.
The lady was amazed at her tongue and became more and more yearning for Yunxia cloth and Yuehui cloth. She came in and saw whether the texture and feel were good. She found that there was no need for others to praise it too much. The new Shu brocade of Meng's embroidery shop was several grades worse than these two types of fabrics in terms of texture, feel, or light feeling, and color. This is really a matter of people's death, and a comparison of goods has to be thrown away!
"Can these two fabrics be reserved? I'm willing to pay a high price." The lady asked expectantly.
The ladies and socialites who followed him gave high prices, which were more than twice as high as the new Shu brocade. But in a blink of an eye, the Meng family embroidery shop was empty and the house was neglected.
Zhang Hui almost agreed, but when she remembered her daughter's advice, she waved her hand and said that she could not book because the output was not enough. The two clothes were used in total half a piece of cloth, but it took her daughter more than three months. If she really took these orders in front of her, her daughter would not be exhausted? But if she didn't take them, just to dampen Meng Zhong's arrogance, what are the benefits for Danyan Embroidery House? She can only look at the fabric that she cannot buy, and her attractiveness will always decrease slowly, and it may also cause trouble for these noble ladies and celebrities to bring trouble to the embroidery house.
In a word, if you don’t produce energy, just by using artificial embroidered cloth, you will still compete with the cloth that has already achieved production. Thinking of this, Zhang Hui was filled with worries and became more and more afraid to take orders casually.
Every time Xu Qian comes to shopping, she will sit in the Danyan Embroidery House. Occasionally, she meets Du Ruyan and Lin Dan, and can have a chat with them. A few days ago, the Shu brocade in the Meng Embroidery House was sold very popular. Mrs. Xu quickly moved her position and went to Meng to buy clothes. However, Xu Qian never changed her original intention. She only went to the Danyan Embroidery House to make clothes. It doesn’t matter if she is new from time to time, and it doesn’t matter if she is despised and ridiculed. She doesn’t pursue the trend, but only chooses what she thinks is right.
She has become good friends with Lin Dan and Du Ruyan, so she naturally has to take care of their business.
But today's Danyan Embroidery House is very lively, and guests come from the opposite side and circle around Zhang Hui and the third concubine. Xu Qian couldn't help but be stunned when she saw the clothes they were wearing. It was so beautiful that it was really beautiful. The golden-red halo covered Zhang Hui's body, which made her skin look white and red, transparent and pink. The third concubine, who was quiet and quiet, was more quiet and beautiful by the dark blue fabric with starlight.
The two of them were wearing clothes that were as bright as clouds and as bright as the moon. They stood among a group of golden ladies and celebrities. They were really eye-catching, and they sucked their eyes away as soon as they came in.
Xu Qian hesitated for a long time and was about to leave quietly, but Zhang Hui saw her. She quickly squeezed out of the crowd and walked forward with a smile to say hello.
"Aunt Hui, you and the third aunt are so beautiful today, and I dare not recognize you." Xu Qian smiled softly, and did not look down on them because of the origin of Zhang Hui and the third aunt.
Zhang Hui pulled the hem of the skirt and said, "This is the fabric that Dan'er just developed, called Yunxia cloth and Yuehui cloth. It's not that we are beautiful, but that the fabric is good and can set off people."
"Yunxia, Yuehui? It's true that cloth is as its name. I heard that these two types of cloth cannot be booked, right?" Xu Qian showed a regretful expression.
"Okay, I'll write you a list. When Dan'er comes back, I'll ask her to help you do it." Zhang Hui said generously.
"Boss, you are not kind to you!" When the other ladies heard this, they immediately became anxious: "When we were going to book, you said there was no goods, why did Miss Xu have it?"
"Who is not kind?" Zhang Hui said very gratefully: "No matter whether my family is doing a prosperous business or a bleak business, Miss Xu only visits Danyan Embroidery House from beginning to end, and is considered an old customer of my family. Even if the people in our own family cannot wear this kind of fabric, they have to make enough clothes for Miss Xu. You have to know how to be grateful, don't you?"
Everyone suddenly became mute, with a embarrassed look on their faces.
Xu Qian pursed her lips quite moved. She originally wanted to refuse, but she accepted Zhang Hui's kindness openly. Feeling the envious gazes from all directions, she felt very uncomfortable and pulled Zhang Hui into the inner room in the name of measuring the size.
After the two left, the ladies and ladies still pestered the third aunt and said that they would buy more pieces of cloth in her store. Even if they were not old customers, they were also big customers. Can they also book a few pieces of cloud or Yuehui cloth? The third aunt did not dare to nod or shook her head. She could only watch them snatch the fabrics on the shelves, and she felt a little flustered and refreshed.
Meng Zhong stood by the window and looked at the third concubine who was wearing Yuehui. Her face became darker and darker and her eyes became more and more sinister. Hearing the sound of footsteps behind him, he immediately shook his harshness and said softly: "Si Si, how have you studied that embroidery book?"
"There are still some things that I don't understand." Meng Si frustrated and shook her head.
"How could you not understand it? Lin Dan has only been learning embroidery for more than a year, and his skills have surpassed you. I don't know where to learn Ye's acupuncture, face-opening acupuncture, and hairy acupuncture. Why are you not even as good as a beginner?" Meng Zhong frowned.
Meng Si was so hard that he couldn't raise his head, and her eyes turned red and shed tears. No matter how unwilling she was, she had to admit that Lin Dan was much more outstanding than her in terms of talent.
"Don't cry, it's because my brother is impatient." Meng Zhong felt uncomfortable and quickly comforted: "The acupuncture techniques recorded in this embroidery book are magical and difficult to understand. It is already very good that you can understand half of them in three months. If you don't force you, take your time. In addition to studying embroidery book, don't forget to contact Li Jiarong and Li Xiudian more. Without the Li family, it will be difficult for us to obtain the imperial merchant qualification this year."
After seeing how Yunxia Bu and Yuehui Bu shine, Meng Zhong had lost confidence in the selection of the imperial merchants a few months later.
"I know, brother, I will definitely help you." Meng Si nodded obediently and looked at the Danyan Embroidery House where guests were like Yunlai, and his eyes darkened slightly.
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After using two pieces of cloth to temporarily stabilize the reputation of the Danyan Embroidery House, Lin Dan began to prepare the weaving workshop in full swing. The Japanese weaving girls who were transferred by her and were obedient in the field not only studied Chinese seriously, but also taught her Japanese. The communication between the two was smooth and their work efficiency improved.
The Western Weaving of Japan was inherited from a kesi technique called "Jiaojin" in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. It is famous for its exquisite composition, bright colors, and radiant radiance. It is not bad compared with the Yunxia cloth and Yuehui cloth hand-embroidered by Lin Dan. However, even if Lin Dan failed to recruit these Japanese weaving women, he would find a way to develop similar fabrics by himself. It was just a matter of time. Embroidery, weaving, and kesi were originally ones, and as long as you go through one step, you can understand them step by step.
A month later, the Weaver Girl in the Japanese who was tortured by hope and despair were finally able to leave the eldest prince's mansion and move into the Lin family. They hugged each other and cried with joy, secretly vowing to weave the most beautiful cloth in the world for their benefactors. Lin Dan said that she wanted to learn their weaving techniques, and they nodded quickly and did not dare to hide their own personal information. If it were not for Lin Dan's protection, they would have been dragged out by the people and burned to death. That was not a joke!
Du Rusong and Du Ruyan also moved back to Du's mansion, and begged Lin Dan to open a small door on the walls of the two families to facilitate entry and exit. The two families got closer and closer, and gradually became as close as a family.
Because the Japanese pirates launched the most fierce attack on the Great Zhou Kingdom, the coastal areas of Fujian and Guangdong were successively lost, the people were slaughtered, and even the eldest prince was almost buried in the belly of a fish and died for his country. The war report was passed back to the capital, and the emperor was furious and decided to come to the coast in person. His first stop was Lin'an Prefecture.
Once the news spread, the entire Lin'an Prefecture was in full swing, and major families began to prepare for the welcome to the sage.
At the same time, Du Rusong and Du Ruyan were sitting opposite Lin Dan, with a slightly worried expression.
"The emperor is going to visit Aunt Du in the Taoist temple? Is the news accurate?" Lin Dan frowned slightly.
"The letter written by the emperor." Du Rusong put a letter on the table, and the imperial seal in the lower right corner deeply hurt his eyes. He thought he would never be able to contact that person again in his life, but he didn't expect that the other party would ask for a meeting so soon. What exactly did he want to do when he came here?
"Dandan, I want to take you up the mountain and make two new clothes for my aunt. My aunt is very strong and will definitely not let her uncle. No, no, no, it is the emperor. She will definitely not let the emperor see her embarrassed side.Dandan, your skills are the best, I only believe in you." Du Ruyan said with red eyes. She hasn't thought about those unbearable pasts for a long time, but today she is saddened by this letter.
Chapter completed!